Two projects in northwest Georgia totaling $5.6 million were awarded contracts by the Georgia Department of Transportation in September. The projects will get underway in the coming weeks and include building a bridge in Walker County.
Talley Construction Company, Inc. will build a new bridge over Dry Creek on Old Trion Highway in Walker County. The bridge will replace the current one, which no longer meets design and safety requirements. Construction will be paid with state funds as part of the Low Impact Bridge Program, which provides funding to replace bridges that are not heavily utilized. A detour will be installed during the construction process, and the $1.7 million bridge is slated to be finished October 31, 2022.

A contract was also awarded to C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. to resurface SR 166 from the Alabama state line to east of Greenwood Drive in Carroll County. The $3.9 million project will improve the roadway in both directions and is expected to be completed August 31, 2022.

“We are always working to make our roads and bridges safer and improve traffic flow,” said GDOT District Six Engineer Grant Waldrop. “These projects will benefit the communities where they are located for years to come.”