Thursday, September 16, 1999
Landslide-closed road may open today
Dispute delayed fix-up
BY CINDY SCHROEDER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
PARK HILLS — Four months after a landslide closed it, a section of Montague Road near the Devou Park entrance should reopen today,city officials said.
Since late last week, crews have been clearing mud and debris from the road.
“Workers are clearing off what has slipped and blocked the road,” said Dennis Finke, Park Hills public works director. “We're taking it across the street to fill in a gully.”
Mr. Finke described the work as “a temporary fix” for the blockage that prompted the city to close a section of the road on May 25.
A city lawsuit against residents continues.
“The city sued the residents to get it cleaned up,” said Park Hills Mayor Michael Hellmann. “They (recently) relented, and let us have a construction easement to take care of the problem.”
The city is paying the $15,000 to $20,000 cost of the cleanup.
However, if a ruling from a geotechnical engineer shows that Park Hills has no responsibility for the mess, the city will then go after the property owners, Mr. Hellmann said.
At the other end of Montague Road, the Kenton County Public Works Department and the city of Covington plan to start stabilizing a 200-foot section between the Behringer-Crawford Museum and Sleepy Hollow Road on Monday.
Chris Warneford, Kenton County public works director, said the work is expected to take six to eight weeks, and will essentially close that section to all but residents and water delivery trucks.
“People who live on that road don't have city water, and we have to get water trucks up there,” Mr. Warneford said.
The project is costing about $135,000, with Covington paying about $90,000 of that, Mr. Warneford said.
Workers are creating concrete pilings or posts to keep dirt from falling away from the road.
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