The problem has been building for a year.
The heavy rains from both this year and last have caused a landslide beneath Highway 71.
Zach Evans has lived on the side of 71 for six years, and he says he's never seen anything like it.
"This is the worst it's ever been. Usually they have to come out and resurface it, maybe once or twice a year, or patch it every now and then. But because of the rain, it's washed out pretty bad. I'm surprised there hasn't been a serious accident. It looks pretty bad."
Officials say the road has land beneath the road has slid between 12 to 18 inches within a week.
It was noticed a week and a half ago, and gradually got worse until the road taken down to one lane on Saturday.
And Evans says residents are starting to get concerned. "It's not so much for the road, but it's for the safety of the people. Coming out here and just patching it up, that doesn't solve the problem. It needs to be something long term so you're not wasting money, too."
But Joe Shipman with the state highway department says residents have nothing to worry about. "This will be a permanent fix in that area, we hope. With slides and with earth movements, it's hard to predict just what will happen, but we have had a great deal of success with this type of repair."
Groundwork to repair the road has already begun but most residents we spoke to said they're just ready for the problem to be solved for good.
The heavy rains from both this year and last have caused a landslide beneath Highway 71.
Zach Evans has lived on the side of 71 for six years, and he says he's never seen anything like it.
"This is the worst it's ever been. Usually they have to come out and resurface it, maybe once or twice a year, or patch it every now and then. But because of the rain, it's washed out pretty bad. I'm surprised there hasn't been a serious accident. It looks pretty bad."
Officials say the road has land beneath the road has slid between 12 to 18 inches within a week.
It was noticed a week and a half ago, and gradually got worse until the road taken down to one lane on Saturday.
And Evans says residents are starting to get concerned. "It's not so much for the road, but it's for the safety of the people. Coming out here and just patching it up, that doesn't solve the problem. It needs to be something long term so you're not wasting money, too."
But Joe Shipman with the state highway department says residents have nothing to worry about. "This will be a permanent fix in that area, we hope. With slides and with earth movements, it's hard to predict just what will happen, but we have had a great deal of success with this type of repair."
Groundwork to repair the road has already begun but most residents we spoke to said they're just ready for the problem to be solved for good.
