Residents along a country road in Nova Scotia's Colchester County say they feel as if they are being ignored or forgotten.
A large section of their road washed out in September and they say nothing has changed nearly two months later.
The large, gaping hole on Base Line Road in Folly Mountain stretches about 12 metres across and is nearly eight metres deep.
“This happened on September the 22nd, when we had that big rain and that big flood down in Great Village, and this is what's left of it. It's just like we don't exist,” says resident Cindy Smith.
People living on either side of the washout can't believe the road has been left in such poor condition for so long.
The community is nestled in the Cobequid Mountains, which typically see a lot of snow in the winter.
“My concern is for how emergency vehicles are going to get to me, with the snow,” says VON homecare provider Marlene Rushton. “And how many times are they going to plow down here? Where are they going to put the snow? We're deemed essential workers, that's what they told us we are now, so, being essential, we pretty much have to get to work.”
County councillor Tom Taggart admits he was surprised to see the road in such bad shape.
“I understand the transportation (department) has been fairly busy, but at the end of the day, I think that it's really unacceptable to consider leaving this closed for the winter,” says Taggart.
An official with the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal says before approval is needed from other government departments, including fisheries and environment, before a permanent fix can take place.
Area manager Basil Pitts expects tenders for the work could be called next week, and pending those approvals, the job could be completed by early February.
