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The Fentress County Highway Department is preparing for a nearly five mile resurfacing project.
Road Supervisor Joey Reagan said Gatewood Ford Road will be blacktopped after more than 25 years without improvements. Reagan said this road is important to commuters going back and forth from Morgan County.
“A lot of our people in Fentress County goes next door to Morgan County to go to work at Cobb (Vantress), that’s helping them out,” Reagan said. “Plus people in Morgan County come over to Fentress County for shopping.”
Reagan said he expects work to begin in the next few weeks, eliminating potholes and cracks in the road.
“It is a blessing that we’re going to be able to do this, this year,” Reagan said.
He said during that time, traffic on the road will be controlled by flagmen. He said the price tag on the project is over $500,000 but depends on oil prices.
