Community Corner
Crescent Awaits Results of McCutcheon Way Landslide Study
The township is still waiting for the results of a geotechnical study on the roadway.
Officials in are still waiting for the results of a study conducted to determine a remedy for the .
The roadway, which leads to the township's Shouse Park, has been closed since late May after reports of its .
The Crescent Board of Commissionersin June approved a geotechnical study for the roadway meant to determine a course of action to correct the slide, which shuttered the road and Shouse Park for the summer season due to safety concerns.
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"The study was supposed to take six weeks to complete, but we are now sitting on at least seven weeks," said Crescent Township manager Patience Eckhardt.
The township spent $14,835 on the study and another $2,000 to prepare the road for the study.
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Eckhardt said if the results of the study are not received by today, the board will not discuss the landslide at its meeting tonight.
"Best case scenario, it was a fluke and we can re-open the road," she said. "Worst case scenario, we will have to pay to have it repaired, and the soft estimate we were given for what it will cost is $200,000."
Check back with Patch Wednesday morning for coverage of the meeting.
