Buzzard Roost Cutoff to be expanded to 3 lanes

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A road in Mountain Home will go through some major changes over the next year. An intergovernmental agreement was signed Tuesday by Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass and Mountain Home Mayor Joe Dillard to expand Buzzard Roost Cutoff from two lanes to three.

Buzzard Roost Cutoff is a narrow road stretching over a mile connecting Highway 62B to Buzzard Roost Road (Highway 178) on the east side of Mountain Home. It’s estimated the road averages 1,400 vehicles per day with its close proximity to Walmart and other businesses.

Pendergrass says this is a project the county and city have attempted to begin for nearly a two-year period.

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In addition to widening the road, its drainage issues are also expected to be repaired. Mountain Home Street Department crews will do the construction work, and the project will cost nearly $1,020,000 to be split evenly between the county and the city. Outgoing Mountain Home Street Superintendent Amon Tilley says Buzzard Roost Cutoff should turn into a good quality street that shouldn’t have a pothole for at least the next 20 years.

Pendergrass adds the major concern will be the flow of traffic during the construction process, but it should be worth it in the end.

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The project will get underway in June and should be completed in approximately one year.



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