SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — Living along a country road can be a challenge after rain, ice, snow, and a deep freeze. Drivers are left with slick mud, ruts, and potholes, too numerous to count.
The conditions are bad enough on some Sedgwick County rural roads that some residents of Salem Township, south of Wichita, reached out to KSN News for help.
They say the roads are so bumpy and muddy that their vehicles almost end up in the ditches. One person who has lived in the Salem Township for 20 years says it has never been this bad before.
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One person shared a picture of a Derby school bus stuck in the mud last Wednesday. She said it happened at 84th Street South.
“I feel sorry for the kids on the buses being bounced all around from these roads,” she said. “They have no seat belts to keep them secure. The roads are absolutely horrible.”
Another resident said that even four-wheel drive vehicles have trouble navigating the roads.