Here’s one for the Journal Star’s occasional “Oink Oink” editorial feature. When the city connected Charter Oak Road to Allen Road a few years back, they rerouted a portion of Big Hollow Road to create a T-intersection with Charter Oak. But they left a portion of the old Big Hollow Road intact, complete with a little driveway to access it. Here’s a map of the location (click to enlarge):

This lonely, abandoned roadway has become a new dumping ground in Peoria. Here’s a sample of some of the other debris you can find (click on the pictures to enlarge):

That’s right: a bathtub, a mattress, and a desk that looks like it was dropped off the back of a large truck, files and all. Is this what the city had in mind for this section of roadway? Is that why they built a curb cut and access driveway for it?

If you ask me, allowing easy access to this deserted slab does nothing but provide incentive for illegal dumping. If the city isn’t going to remove this part of the old road, they should at least clean it up and block it off so that no further polluting can take place. Who knows what might get dumped there next?