Work is underway to replace an aging bridge along a busy stretch of road in Milton, prompting detours that could last for five months.
The $2.9 million project is along Freemanville Road just south of Providence Road. The bridge was built in 1960 and has a load capacity 50% lower than current design standards, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
“The bridge itself was deteriorating to the point where the state wanted to use their funding to replace it,” said Rob Dell-Ross, Milton’s Deputy Public Works Director. “Bridges generally have a 60-to-80-year design life. Many of the bridges across the state are reaching that end of life very soon.”…