Contracts awarded for southwest Georgia bridge replacements, resurfacings

TIFTON – Approximately $21 million in awarded construction contracts will replace a trio of 65-year-old bridges on a county road and resurface portions of two state routes in southwest Georgia.

The largest portion of that money will be used to replace aging, weight-posted bridges on Ellenton Omega Road in Colquitt County. The bridges are over Warrior Creek (built in 1939 and reconstructed in 1959), Warrior Creek overflow (built in 1959) and Ty Ty Creek (also built in 1959). They are being replaced due to the ages of the bridges and because none meet current design standards. Georgia Department of Transportation bridge programs help replace bridges that aren't on the state highway system, which reduces the number of deficient or weight-posted bridges. These bridges will be replaced as part of the Department's Local Bridge Replacement Program.