A culvert under International Drive, leading into and out of the NTN Driveshaft plant in Walesboro, collapsed in late-September. Dave Hayward, Columbus’ engineering director, explained the issue to the city council during its meeting Tuesday night…

Hayward says that pieces of the metal culvert could be pulled off with bare hands. As for fixing the problem…

Hayward explains the first phase…

As for the second phase…

Hayward adds that the work could be done to accommodate the traffic by splitting the installation on the new culvert in to sections. The city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the expenditure by amending the city’s Capital Budget.