Nine Bartow Bridges To Undergo Rehabilitation

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- Work will soon begin on projects to rehabilitate several bridges along Interstate 75 in Bartow County.

The Georgia Department of Transported awarded a $1.98 million contract to Michigan-based RAM Construction to perform a nine-bridge preservation project.

The project includes the preparation and application of two-part polymer bridge deck overlay, joint replacement and concrete paving of approaches on S.R. 113 over I-75, Red Top Mountain Road over I-75, and along the interstate over Glade Road, Joe Stella Drive, Allatoona Road, Allatoona Dam Road, the Etowah River, Old River Road, Center Road and S.R. 20.

GDOT says the project is set to be completed by the end of November 2017.

Information on construction and lane closure schedules on this project will be forthcoming before work begins.

Georgia DOT continues to focus on preserving existing infrastructure by addressing deferred maintenance for state highways and bridges.

On Dec. 2, the agency awarded nine contracts totaling $27.8 million for resurfacing and maintenance of 84 miles of state highways; and seven contracts totaling $11.8 million for rehabilitation of 27 bridges and construction of five bridges across the state.

“Over the last year, with the funds resulting from the Transportation Funding Act, we have been steadily tackling the conditions of our infrastructure,” Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell R. McMurry said. “Looking ahead, we anticipate continued improvement in pavement conditions and replacements of our aging bridges.”

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