Beaverdale Road closing for construction starting yesteday

Beaverdale Road closing for construction starting yesteday
By Mitch Talley Whitfield County Director of Communications
Beaverdale Road in Whitfield County will be closed starting next week as part of a
project being funded by the 2007 TSPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local
Option Sales Tax).
The county originally had planned to close Beaverdale Road on May 6 after the
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) sent local officials a letter stating
the road had to be closed for safety reasons until repairs are made.



CSP culvert
corrugated steel pipe
structural plate
Because traffic is so heavy on Beaverdale Road, however, local officials decided to
leave it open as long as possible, realizing construction couldn’t start immediately.
To get back in compliance with federal funding regulations, though, the county
must now close the road on Tuesday even though construction won’t actually
begin until early August.
“For the county to get about .2 million in federal funds later this year, we’ve got to
play by the rules,” Whitfield County Public Works Director DeWayne Hunt said,
“so Beaverdale will have to be closed from July 14 through the construction
process.”
He anticipates the road to be closed about 60 days, from mid-July to midSeptember. A concrete box culvert, which will be used in place of the old
corrugated metal pipes that have rusted and begun to sag, should arrive here on
Aug. 5, and installation will begin soon afterwards.
“We understand that Beaverdale Road is one of the top 10 busiest roads in the
county, and I apologize for the inconvenience to commuters and residents,” Hunt
said. “Unfortunately not all projects can be done while traffic is flowing through a
work zone. The cost to place a temporary bridge or bypass would have possibly
doubled the construction cost.”
Coupon Code：freeshipping on any order 8000 from corrugatedsteelculvert.com
For more information visit here…. https://www.corrugatedsteelculvert.com/
The Beaverdale project, which will include construction of a concrete box culvert
in place of the current metal pipes, will actually be paid for with some of the last
remaining funds from the TSPLOST that began in 2007.
Detours will be marked, Hunt said.

Download Report