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Fixing this fissure, reopening Bells Hill Road could take at least a week

STAFFORD — School buses are expected to roll again on Tuesday, but not down this street.

This past weekend’s heavy rains caused a small landslide, also called a “slope failure,” on Bells Hill Road in Stafford County. A fissure formed in the road as soil on the embankment below slid down into the waters of the Austin Run.

Rain-filled skies made way or abundant sunshine on Monday, but Bells Hill Road was one of a handful of streets in the county damaged or underwater. In addition, the usual suspects — River and Harrell roads in Falmouth, and Kellogg Mill Road over the Abel Lake Reservoir were all under water and closed to traffic after the heavy rains.

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