Drivers on the U.S. 278 bridge to Hilton Head Island may spot a strange-looking vessel floating in Mackay Creek over the next several weeks.
As part of the design phase of the U.S. 278 bridge replacement project, a barge will float in the creek for the next few weeks, a development the town says will have no impact on traffic.
The barge, brought in as part of the geotechnical exploration phase of the U.S. 278 replacement project, arrived in the Hilton Head waterway earlier this week.
What is a geotechnical exploration?
According to an article by CTL Engineering, a consulting engineering firm that specializes in environmental and geotechnical testing, the purpose of a geotechnical investigation is to understand what’s beneath the surface of a site before something gets built on it…