Drilling contractor completes job others thought impossible.
Work currently is underway to repair a section of State Route 7 (SR7) near Powhatan Point in Belmont County, Ohio, that was damaged in 1998 by the flooding of the Ohio River. Since the flooding, the road has been slowly shifting from its bedrock and slipping toward the river. Over a mile of SR 7 will be relocated approximately 50 feet inland in order to place the highway on stable bedrock and stop the slide activity caused by the flooding in 1998.
But before the road work could commence on re-placing SR 7, one big obstacle had to be overcome – the mountain that runs north alongside of SR 7 had to be cut away to make room inland for the highway.