Columbus officials have closed a stretch of Military Road near the northern city limits to replace a culvert that collapsed this morning.
Public Works Director Casey Bush said a brick culvert in the southbound lane near Boman Shelton Drive collapsed at about 10 a.m., and his crews had already begun repair work to the area by noon. Bush said Tuesday’s flash flodding — about six inches of rain fell on north Columbus in just a few hours — contributed to the collapse.
Inititally, city police blocked Military Road at the intersection of Ridge Road near Lion Hills Country Club to traffic. However, Bush said only about a quarter-mile of the road, from Boman Shelton to Black Creek Road, would remain closed during road work, which he expected would take two days.
“Luckily it collapsed today and not during the rain (Tuesday) or at night,” Bush said.
City workers will replace the old brick culvert with a concrete culvert, according to Bush. He said the culvert under the northbound lane had been replaced a few years ago with a concrete version and didn’t appear to lose any integrity from the collapse.
Bush said his workers would also soon replace a brick culvert on Crescent Drive that is beginning to wash out. He expects to complete that project by next week.
Zack Plair is the managing editor for The Dispatch.
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