Giant Bridge Beams to be Set in Place Over Eastanollee Creek Today
By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa
Expect some delays on SR17 in an out of Toccoa=Stephens County today.
The Georgia Department of Transportation will be setting the first six pre-stressed concrete bridge beams for the new SR17 bridge over Eastanollee Creek, according to spokesperson Teri Pope.
Pope says the beams will be driven through Atlanta and up I-85 to Toccoa, with each beam scheduled to arrive every 45 minutes to an hour. If everything runs on schedule, Pope said crews should start setting the beams at about 10 a.m. this morning. The work is expected to last most of the day.
As a result, motorists using SR17 in Stephens County can expect some delays.
Construction of a new bridge over Eastanollee Creek is part of the larger project to make SR17 a four-lane divided highway from Memorial Drive in Toccoa to the Stephens-Franklin County line.
Pope says the project is currently on schedule. Construction of the new, four-lane SR17 is scheduled to be completed by May 31, 2016.