Crumbling Cement Street Gets Major Surgery

Earlier we told you what the city council is doing with manhole and drain covers, but they're also trying to fix one the failed concrete streets. Cemetery Road and Orange Street were among the first to get paved three years ago, but the much trafficked streets were also among the first to start breaking down. Well, a section of the street on Cemetery road near the junction with Euphrates Avenue is currently locked off as it is being jackhammered in preparation to have it re-casted. And while that portion of the street is already getting serviced, there is another portion of that same concrete road, about 100 yards from the current working site that seems to be caving in. The problem that persists in that area according to the city council, is that it is flood prone. That compounded with the heavy traffic tends to cause the concrete road to deteriorate quickly. Those in the industry point to unsuitable cement work.