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Sanders Road Near Cumming Re-Opens
It's been three years since the road caved in due to water and sediment moving beneath it.
CUMMING, GA -- Three years later, Sanders Road is open to traffic again.
As the Forsyth County News reports, Cumming city officials held a ceremony Thursday to officially re-open the road. It was three years and one week after heavy rain caused a nearby dam to collapse and the road to cave in.
At the ceremony, Mayor H. Ford Gravitt apolotized to those who were affected by the road closing.
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The city and Forsyth County split the $434,000 it cost to repair the road.
Work included the installation of a new culvert under the road, removing and replacing damaged sections of road, reinstalling utilities and widening the road's shoulders.
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Work began in November and was supposed to be finished by the end of December, but was delayed by heavy rain.
Not everyone was satisfied, though. The News reported that a protester attended the ceremony, holding a sign critical of how long the repairs took and repeatedly asking about the length of the project.
To read the original report in the Forsyth County News, click here.
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