City undertaking major street projects
July 20, 2018
Since mid-May, Fifth Street just north of Oklahoma Boulevard has been barricaded. Alva City Business Manager Joe Don Dunham said there was a water line break at that corner on May 11. As a result of the break and ongoing issues, the base under the road has been washed away, causing the asphalt to fail.
Dunham said it wasn't quite a sinkhole, but it will require reconstructing the street for that block. However, it could be more as they won't know the extent of the damage until the repair work is started.
He said for that one block the cost is estimated to be a minimum of $30,000 for materi...
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