CR 217/VAN BUREN ROAD @ LITTLE TOWALIGA RIVER

construction work program

The project consists of the replacement of an existing bridge on Van Buren Road over Little Towaliga River in Lamar County, located 7.5 miles Northeast of the City of Barnesville. The proposed project begins approximately 440 feet South of the existing bridge and extends North approximately 450 feet, for an approximate length of 1,090-feet (0.21 miles). Proposed is a new bridge that will be constructed on the existing horizontal alignment. The vertical alignment will be raised approximately 2.33-feet to meet hydraulic requirements. The bridge will include two 11-foot-wide lanes and 4-foot-wide shoulders on both sides. The roadway typical section consists of two 11-foot-wide lanes and 6-foot-wide shoulder that includes a 2-foot-wide paved shoulder on both sides. Design speed of the project will be 45 mph. The off-site detour length is 12.86 miles and adds an extra 7.10 miles to the normal route length of 5.80 miles.