October 18, 2011
The Times, Pryor Creek, Oklahoma
Julie Shilling, Staff Writer
Mayes County Commissioner Alva Martin closed down a county road in District 1 Monday until someone agrees to pay for damage.
Grand River Dam Authority and Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative are partnering on a project to build an electrical substation on 460 Road off Highway 69. Heavy trucks hauling material have damaged the blacktop road, creating large wheel ruts, Martin said. He attended a GRDA meeting three weeks ago and described the damage. He said he requested $70,000 for repairs.
Since that time, Martin said he has not been contacted by GRDA.
Martin closed 430 Road Monday morning, piling dirt from bar ditch to bar ditch so GRDA’s contractor could not get in to work... FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, October 18, 2011
by John Cox