Three Boone County roads are on the list for repairs using soil nailing, which reinforces the slope of roads on steep terrain.
A bid for $872,200 was awarded to GeoStabilization International (GSI), a road construction company based in Williamstown, Ky. GSI will focus on repairs for Easton Lane, Dale Williamson Road and Woolper Road. The project was approved by the Boone County Fiscal Court in a recent meeting.
County Administrator Jeff Earlywine said the county engineer will be working with GSI to begin the project “in a few weeks.” The process of soil nailing involves placing a series of rebars in the sloped terrain leading up to the road. Although the work is set to start soon, Earlywine wasn’t sure how long the projects would take.