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SOLUTION SOUGHT FOR ELKS ROAD LANDSLIDE

(Richmond, IN)--Wayne County Commissioners met Wednesday and discussed finding a solution to an ongoing problem with Elks Road.  An area just north of the railroad tracks is sliding down toward the river.  The slide is breaking up the road, and it’s a problem that’s been going on for years.  The problem area has now been blocked off.  "There's one lane open.  I put concrete barricades along it because it's dropped far enough.  I don't want to keep putting gravel on it.  We're just wasting gravel," said Mike Sharp with the Wayne County Highway Department.  An account was created Wednesday to hold funding for more extensive work.