Update: The Historic South Main Pothole, the major hole in the pavement in the left northbound traffic lane in front of the Mellow Mushroom, has finally been repaired by some arm of the state Department of Transportation though the repair is faulty, with the top not level with the rest of the pavement.
The large hole had been there without repair for several months, perhaps a year. It does make one wonder about the several DOT employees who live in Wake Forest and travel through here as part of their job and do not make sure that something that dangerous is not quickly fixed.
It was a month ago that the Gazette wondered if we could install a plaque to recognize the pothole.
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Wake Forest and the area around the town will be impacted by the reconstruction of four bridges from November 2014 through August of 2016.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded the $9.2-million design/build contract to Blythe Construction of Charlotte; the contract includes four other bridge reconstructions in other parts of Wake County.
Project Manager Matt Adams said in late October that the company’s team is now working through the design phase of the project and released the following tentative dates for the reconstructions.
* The Purnell Road bridge over Horse Creek will be the first in this area, and it will be closed for part of its length from November 2014 through March 2015.
* The bridge over Smith Creek on Rogers Road will be next to be closed in part from March 2015 through August 2015. The closure may be longer because the Town of Wake Forest plans to widen and straighten Rogers Road while the bridge is under construction.
* Next up will be West Oak Avenue over Richland Creek which will be closed from November 2015 through March 2016.
* Finally, Forestville Road over Sanford Creek will be closed from April 2016 to August 2016.
Again, those are tentative dates which may change.
