It has been fixed several times before so I am not sure I believe the permit thing. It is very dangerous. I know of 1 car that crashed completely into the pond and sunk. Another has recently went over the edge and had to be pulled out (don't think it went into the water, but the tracks are still there).

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fix this bridge. It is very dangerous, especially at night. I find it hard to believe that a permit is the reason it hasnt been fixed.

This is the email I received.

Thanks for your concern regarding the one lane closure on Micala Drive. Lexington County Public Works implemented the lane closure to assure the safety of the traveling public. On May 29th, the drainage system in place failed and caused water to overtop the road and drain down the embankment face. As a result severe undermining of the travel lane occurred. Upon inspection, it was determined that a “quick fix” would not resolve the problem. Instead a rebuild of the dam face would be needed. Since this is a privately held dam (personal property) we have had to obtain necessary easements in order to access the property. Secondly, the area was inspected by the Army Corps of Engineers and was found to require a jurisdictional wetlands permit (this permit request remains outstanding). Finally a soil investigation and subsequent slope stability design is underway. All of this work is ongoing; however, it takes time and is being worked in amongst other projects.

We appreciate your concern and can assure that you are “not paying taxes for someone to sit around and not correct the problems with the county”. If you additional concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Cory. I read the email you sent with the reply from Lexington County Public Works. And although it seems there is some attempt to move forward, the barriers on the road need to have the lights replaced. Coming around that corner from the high end of the road, someone is going to hit those barriers and end up in the pond. The blinkers that were there are either gone or not working.

I received an email yesterday from the Public Works.

An update. We are in process of getting the army corps permit. Design is completed. Property has been acquired.
Will schedule as soon as permit is in place.

WIS please do a story on this.

WIS-TV here.... we're looking at doing a story on this road today, if anyone could speak to what it's like to travel this bridge regularly, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us at tkearns@wistv.com

Thank you Wis-TV.

Thanks WIS-TV! We love it when media partners use SeeClickFix to bring attention to the concerns that citizens have voiced on our platform.

When the story is complete, it would be awesome if you could post a link to it here, so that everyone can stay informed about the story.

Thanks again!

Kevin
Community Manager
SeeClickFix

what is the hold up?

It was reported that the bridge would be completed in July. Now here we are in the middle of August and there is no chcange and no recent updates.

When will this issue be resolved??????

This road was completed a couple of months ago and looks good.

This is closed