The road to hickory mounds

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The road to hickory mounds

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Looks the same to me. I'll check it out this weekend.

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Any update? Can the regular HM launches be used again?
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A friend told me he saw a vehicle on the levee, from his boat.
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After the cookout today I swung by to check the roads to HM. Both roads had signs stating that the HM impoundment was closed to vehicular traffic. So it's still not open yet.
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Thanks for the info
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I just made my monthly call to FWC to get a status on Hickory Mounds. I was told they are still waiting on bids to repair the roads. Was told it might not open until September. They have the signs up for no vehicular traffic because they feel the road is way to dangerous and the liability involved. I will continue to check each month with FWC,
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Thanks for the update Steve. What a shame, hopefully it will get done by the fall.
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Just left there at 21:00 and it was closed.
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Just made my routine call to FWC. The last mile from either direction is still closed to vehicular traffic. The area is open to foot traffic. That's a long way to pull a kayak! FWC is waiting on FEMA to provide the funding for the road repairs. Amazing it is taking this long! Was told the HM road repair is a very hot topic for FWC right now. Really? No kidding! LOL! That's the latest I have.
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Just had a long conversation with the folks at FWC that are overseeing the Hickory Mound repairs. It's basically been a FEMA issue, red tape and funding that has been holding them up. The engineering assessment is currently underway. While the dike areas held, they did suffer some damage. So the repairs are a lot more than just repairing the road. They understand how important this area is to the local folks that fish and especially those of us that kayak fish.

We're still a few months away, but I will keep touching base with my contacts and keep this thread updated.
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Thank you, Steve. Good intel.
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Latest word from my FWC contact as of today is that the engineering analysis is ahead of schedule and they should have construction plans completed in the next couple of months. COUPLE OF MONTHS??!!! 8O Plans? At this rate we can write off using HM in 2017.
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I may have a side entrance. I used it in the past so ill follow up and see if its open.
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Thanks Jeff!

I will call my contacts for an update in a few weeks! :D
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