For years county road resident, Larry Burleson, says he has been complaining to county commissioners about the nearly impassable county roads around his residence out of Wolfforth. Now, he and some neighbors say they feel hopeful something may be getting done soon.
“This has been going on for 10 years. We had to come to the courthouse because we had no results in getting our roads for it to be passable,” said Burleson who lives off county roads 1300 and 6940.
On Tuesday, he and neighbors visited the Lubbock County Courthouse to meet with Judge Tom Head about the road conditions, who also seemed to agree that the roads were in poor condition.
“I know he’ll do something about it because he was concerned too and he realized our situation after the pictures we showed him,” said Burleson. “We’re not asking for a paved road or anything, we’re just asking for caliche and rocks to get in and out to go to work, to go to school when it rains.”
“The mailman finally delivered the mail. That was the first time in ten days,” said Burleson’s neighbor, Olen Merry, who on Tuesday morning had to help pull three drivers out of the ruts in the road in front of his house. “We just need some help, that’s what it amounts to.”
In an interview Everything Lubbock had with County Commissioner Bill McCay on May 18, McCay said he recognized the issues residents were experiencing out on county roads 1300 and 6940, but that repairs would most likely come in the fall.
Residents however, feel as though they can’t wait that long.
Judge Head told the residents that he would speak with the county’s roads and bridges department about seeing what all work could be done, and if soon.
KLBK’s Leslie Adami spoke with Rashadi Moore within the roads and bridges department on Tuesday who says while he and his crew plan to revisit the area soon, they cannot lay down caliche until roads are completely dry. As of Tuesday, there was still muddy water standing on county road 1300 from the previous week’s flooding.
