Potholes on Lofton Road need to be fixed

Letter to the Editor

By Jackie Clifford

Posted 9/18/23

There was a time that without oncoming traffic and in order to avoid potholes...

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Potholes on Lofton Road need to be fixed

Letter to the Editor

Photo by Jackie Clifford

Photo of Potholes taken on Sept. 16, 2023.

Posted Monday, September 18, 2023 2:28 pm

By Jackie Clifford

There was a time that without oncoming traffic and in order to avoid potholes, we could weave our vehicles around the pockmarked road known as Lofton Road. That’s impossible now and I fear wheel alignment and tire replacement will become more frequent especially when the holes are obscured by heavy rain.

Photo of potholes on Lofton Road taken Sept. 16, 2023.

Okeechobee County commissioners may we have an updated timeframe for the replacement project? The beautifully slick blacktop on SR 98 brings some optimism but perhaps that’s false hope.