Fairhope, Alabama
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| Rock Creek culvert. |
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| US 98 at South Drive. |
CULVERT FAILURE OR JUST EROSION?
Details are still sketchy, but ALDOT has begun shoring-up the west-side bank over the culvert under US 98 for Rock Creek at South Drive in north Fairhope -- to preclude further erosion there. Rip-rap (rock) is being added to the stream bed below as well.
The problem appears to be similar to one at Fly Creek about a mile south two years ago, where it was discovered the concrete culvert below had actually cracked due to a process called "scouring" of the creek bed -- producing erosion above.
An ALDOT engineer on an ESMPO committee last week did not know exactly what was going on at that time.
The Times is still investigating.
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| Rock Creek at US 98 |
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