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OCTOBER 10-16, 2018 UCW 35 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Storm Debris Collection Continues The City, in conjunction with assistance from FEMA, is collecting storm-related debris in the city limits. Residents are asked to be patient with storm debris pickup; it may take weeks to be completed. Numerous passes will be made through each neighborhood to ensure all debris is collected. Vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris and appliances are being picked up as part of the storm debris collection. Piles should be kept separate – specifics on the piles can be found at www.FayettevilleNC.gov/debris. Debris should be placed on the grass or the driveway and within seven feet of the curb. This is because the trucks picking up debris are limited in their reach. Debris should NOT be placed in the road, under a tree, next to a pole, under power lines or obstructed by anything else. Do not park cars in front of your piles, as it will prohibit the trucks from accessing the piles. Electronics and household hazardous waste should be taken to County landfills or container sites. Specifics on these items can be found at the same storm debris link shown above. Residents should see which container sites take these items by logging onto https://tinyurl.com/yayjerkg. Normal household trash, recycling and bagged debris of any kind will not be picked up with storm debris. Residents should continue following their normal trash, yard waste and recycling schedules for these items. Airport Assists in Recovery Efforts Fayetteville Regional Airport assisted in the receipt and distribution of Hurricane Florence aid being offered to the Cumberland County area and surrounding communities. The airport served as a fueling and landing hub for the multiple search and rescue operations conducted by the National Guard following the storm. In addition to search and rescue efforts, the National Guard used the airport to pick-up much needed supplies to take to the Wilmington hospital and other critical areas. What's more, Operation Airdrop coordinated the delivery of donated goods for area shelters by scores of volunteer pilots. Many thanks to RDU Airport for serving as one of three points of origin in N.C. for aerial relief operations; Asheville Regional and Charlotte Douglas International airports were the other two. Airport management also partnered with tenants Signature Flight Support Services (FBO) and Sierra Nevada Corporation to unload and house the donated goods. The Red Cross of America picked up all donated goods for sorting and distribution to area shelters, including those in Spring Lake, where Florence hit the community hardest. To aid in the medical needs of the community, 46 doctors and medical staff flew into Fayetteville Regional Airport and they currently backfill medical personnel at local VA hospitals. Airport and Tenant Management staff remain ready, willing and able to meet the aviation needs of the local and surrounding communities. NCDOT Division 6 Clears Road Closures All but one road to reopen by Thanksgiving (from NCDOT) Hurricane Florence hit all five counties hard that make up the N.C. Department of Transportation's Highway Division 6, which had a total of 248 road closures. The effects of the storm were widespread across the division's territory of Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties. A total of 201 bridges were closed because of the storm, and about 200 roads washed out. Additionally, three rivers deluged parts of Interstate 95, which reopened late Sunday night on Sept. 23 after crews waited for the water to recede and performed expedited repairs. As of Oct. 2, 17 roads in the Fayetteville region remained impassable at locations damaged by the floodwaters; five are primary routes. The following shows which five highways were impacted, as well as the type of damage and repair plan for each route: • U.S. 701 at the Bladen-Sampson County line: A new bridge is needed, and a design-construction team has been selected. • N.C. 210 in Cumberland County: Two box-shaped culverts need to be repaired, and the work is expected to be completed in Nov. • N.C. 27 in Harnett County: The roadway at the bridge failed. The pavement will be repaired this month to reopen the bridge. • N.C. 82 in Harnett County: Failed drainage pipes must be replaced. Work is under contract and expected to be completed by Nov. • N.C. 904 in Robeson County: The road washed out. Repairs to reopen the road are anticipated to be completed later this month. With the exception of the U.S. 701 bridge, the division plans to have every remaining road opened again by Thanksgiving, thanks to a combination of 168 employees in the division and 35 contractors working on storm recovery. The division has received reinforcements from NCDOT crews who traveled from western North Carolina, which was less impacted by the storm. The 52 employees from Highway Divisions 11 and 14 have been removing storm debris across the Division 6 counties. 433 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301-5537 www.FayettevilleNC.gov (910) 433-1FAY (1329) /cityoffayettevillegovernment Insta Follow Your City on Social Media: Engaging You About Your City Government Engaging You About Your City Government KENNETH MAYNER, MPA, Chief Branding Officer, City of Faye eville Corporate Communica ons Department, Contribu ng Writer. Don't be just another face in the crowd. 910.484.6200 Can help your business get noticed. Give us a call today!