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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Work on two resurfacing projects and seven bridge replacements might begin as soon as the fall on Calhoun County roads deemed deficient and obsolete by the state Department of Transportation. Grant money from the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP) will help cover about 80 percent of the costs.
According to the ATRIP release last week, the county is liable for up to $2 million in order to receive the $8 million grant, with Commissioner Chairman J.D. Hess saying the investment is good for Calhoun County because “these bridges will be sitting there for a long, long time now.”
County Assistant Engineer Michael Hosch said this second round of grant distributions will be spent to replace bridges currently unsafe for vehicles including school busses. “Sometimes there might be some components you can replace, but this [funding] is to replace the whole bridge,” Hosch said.
Boiling Springs Rd. and Choccolocco Rd. with each see about seven miles repaved costing nearly $3 million in total. Hosch said that many of the bridges still need surveying, but work on a Saks area bridge may be let to bids by the fall.
He said survey and design of most other projects may take up to a year before they can be let to bids. After engineering is completed, Hosch said another six to nine months would be required for construction.
A third round of ATRIP funds are scheduled to be announced this summer and Hosch said a list of projects is currently being compiled for a spring submission deadline.
Bridge replacements include: Brown Bridge Choctaw Street Verbon George Road Gilbert's Ferry Road Grayton Road Steinburg Road Wellington Road
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Keywords: Calhoun County roads bridges ALDOT ATRIP Commission Chairman J.D. Hess Michael Hosch Engineer Choctaw Street survey design
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