Hickory Mound WMA repairs will close road

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Construction on the Hickory Mound Unit of the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area will result in a road closure during the repairs, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A portion of Martin Grade between the intersections of Mossy Hammock Road and Dead River Road in Taylor County will be closed from 5 a.m. May 15 through 8 p.m. May 17. A work crew will replace two damaged culverts that have partially collapsed.

During the construction, Martin Grade will not be passable, which will prevent access to Hickory Mound from County Road 14. However, Hickory Mound can still be entered via Cow Creek Grade, which is accessible off U.S. 98.

“If the work is completed sooner than expected, we’ll get the road open again as soon as we can,” said Sharon Hester, biologist at the Big Bend Field Office in Perry.

http://www.lakecityjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=14&SubSectionID=74&ArticleID=8651

[jsuber]

Roads were open this weekend.