Grady County Dist 2

Today, we had the crew tackle another safety issue in the county. This corner at Sooner and Cottonwood in Chickasha has been an issue for years. Commissioner Ruth Bingham has been great at working with her constituents to solve problems like these that have gone unaddressed. Her First Deputy and Road Foreman, John Nicholas, recently met with the landowner and worked out an arrangement where the county could remove the fence and grind the trees up to increase visibility in this dangerous intersection. Since the north side of the property resides inside Chickasha city limits, arrangements were made to work with the town to help remove debris. It's always wonderful when different entities can collaborate to help with public safety. City of Chickasha

This project has been two years in the making. A citizen made a request to have a drop-off filled in to provide a safer roadway for travelers. There was also a concern with the tinhorn being too short and in poor condition. This project has been on the shelf waiting for the right time to work on. Luckily, we needed to remove dirt on another project a few miles down the road, so we were able to relocate the material to this location. Today, we removed and replaced the tinhorn and placed rock on the back slope to protect this roadway for many years to come. Thank you to all the landowners who were patient with us on these kinds of issues.