FELLSMERE, Fla. (CBS12) — The closure of County Road 512 has been a massive inconvenience for months, after damage from Hurricane Milton shut nearly ten miles of the road that connects Fellsmere to Vero Beach.
A century old pipe that ran underneath the road gave way during the storm.
“The historical plans we could find were all the way from the 1930’s, that’s how long ago this pipe was probably put, so almost 100 years ago,” explained Addie Javed, Indian River County’s Public Works Director. “Just washed the whole thing (away) and before you knew it, you’ve got a whole right in the middle of County Road 512they’ve dug out the old pipe, or whatever was left of the old pipe.”…