CADIZ– A road slip that has left a roadway in Harrison County restricted for the past six months will soon be repaired.

Harrison County Engineer Doug Bachman said traffic has been maintained by portable traffic lights due to a slip in the road on Harrison County Road 10 (Belmont Ridge Road) in Moorefield Township since around February.

Bachman requested the Harrison County Board of Commissioners’ signatures for an agreement with GeoStabilization International to complete the project during Wednesday’s meeting.

Bachman said the road work was slated to begin Friday and will take approximately five weeks to complete, including the slip repair, paving and guardrail replacement.

The department recently received funding through the Ohio Public Works Commission Emergency Infrastructure Program to aid with funding the impending project. Bachman said the OPWC grant will cover 90 percent of the $452,195 project; the county will be responsible for the remainder.

“The county’s share of this project will be $45,220 and the grant will cover 90 percent of the project,” he said.

Commissioner Don Bethel asked Bachman if the roadwork will present any further traffic disruption.

“It’s been maintained one-lane for the last six months, and it will continue to be one-laned,” Bachman said.

Traffic will continue to be maintained via portable traffic lights until the work is completed in late September.

Commissioners Paul Coffland, Dale Norris and Bethel unanimously approved the agreement.

In other news, the county awarded an upcoming paving rehabilitation project to Shelly & Sands Inc. of Zanesville for $381,881.

The project includes the paving of more than a half-mile of Harrison County Road 27 (Skullfork Road) and 3 miles of Harrison County Road 57 (Dry Ridge Road).

Last week, the project received three contractor bids including from Shelly & Sands; NLS Paving Inc. in the amount of $415,710; and Cast & Baker Corp. in the amount of $447,885.

After reviewing each bid, Bachman recommended Shelly & Sands be awarded the project. The company submitted the lowest of the three bids. Commissioners unanimously approved the engineer’s recommendation.

The engineer’s office received funding for the project through OPWC’s Local Transportation Improvement Program.