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Britt Road Reopens After Repairs

    Closed for nearly two years, Britt Road is now back open.  A busy collector road running north/south from SR 44 to Wolfbranch Road in East Lake County, the road has been closed after heavy rains washed out nearly a 100-foot section of the road.
    Lake County Commission Chair Leslie Campione oversaw the reopening of the road on Friday, October 16.  Campione led a short ceremony thanking county staff for its efforts to undertake the estimated $2.2 million project that included land acquisition and the creation of a new stormwater collection and retention system in addition to repairing the road itself.
    “It’s been a process with a lot of unique circumstances,” Campione said during a press availability just before the road was opened for public use, adding that the county was ‘so pleased’ with the results.
    The project was delayed as the county sought to purchase additional right-of-way in the area to construct the new stormwater system.  While that process was at times contentious, Campione said on Friday she appreciated the process as it led to a better overall solution.
    Before finalizing the investment to repair the road, there was discussion about leaving the situation as it was.  But Campione pushed for the project, citing the area’s growth and need for more roads, not less.
    “People rely on it,” she said of Britt Road.  “This road is an important north/south collector.”