Spargursville Road | Litter Media

A portion of Spargursville Road in Ross County received road slippage repair work this week.

The road has been a challenge for work crews and travelers since the slippage began in 2018.

Ross County Engineer, Charles Ortman confirmed with Litter Media in April, the road would expect to receive attention by mid summer 2020.

The remainder of the project will likely take more time as only one lane remains open. Workers attempted to repair the work in 2018, however the work was washed away in another heavy rainfall. It was one of 20 county roads impacted by slippage, forcing work to be delayed till now.

The portion of Spargursville Road near Storms Chapel before the week of June 29, 2020

The same stretch of roadway following the work the week of June 29, 2020.

Many rural roadways are regularly in need of slippage repair. But Ross County was hit especially hard in late 2018 and early 2019 with a reported 20 roads impacted.

Three roads were closed, Blain Highway, Cooks Hill Road and Spargursville Road.

Blain Highway was repaired and opened last year. Spargursville Road was opened with one passable lane in 2019 at the area which caused the road to be closed.

Ross County Engineer Charles Ortman tells Litter Media Spargursville Road is slated for repair this summer. Crews were repairing another trouble spot on Spargursville Wednesday morning.

There’s no word on when Cooks Hill Road will officially open.