The Frontenac City Council spent most of Monday night’s meeting talking about an issue that many city governments are wrestling with this time of year – streets, potholes and repair. One group of citizens turned out with questions and concerns about the condition of North Sugar Creek Road. Others were there to talk about Barbara Lane and Herman Lane in northwest Frontenac and at least one was there with concerns about the future of Free King Highway. City Administrator John Zafuta said the city was aware of the problems on Sugar Creek Road, which have worsened rapidly because of winter weather and heavy truck traffic serving the Sugar Creek Packing Plant and the Diamond Dog Food Plant. “There are about 100 yards, there, where it looks like the top 3 inches have just collapsed,” Zafuta said. “We had hoped to get through to next year, because there are some state funds that could be available.” Zafuta said he is working with Triad Environmental to assess the stretch of road and make suggestions about what might be done to stabilize it and keep it from deteriorating further until a permanent solution can be found. That permanent solution will have to take into account not only the current truck traffic, but anticipated growth in the future. “According to them (officials with Diamond Dog Food and Sugar Creek Packing), we could see another 200 trucks a day in a couple of years,” Zafuta said. He’ll share the information he gets from Triad with the council, Zafuta said, so they can discuss how to move forward.
Source: Morning Sun
