March 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
A bridge replacement project is scheduled to begin Monday, March 20 on Lower Helton Road in the Temperance Hall Community and because of that a portion of the road will be closed to through traffic.
Preston Brothers Construction of Woodbury was awarded the contract at $82,990 to be funded from the local road department budget.
Road Supervisor Danny Hale said the small bridge has become a safety concern and must be replaced.
“The end walls of the bridge are still good but we will have to tear out the floor and beams. This bridge has nine wooden beams under it. The beams are good but it was decked like an old wooden bridge and the decking has rotted out. We have had holes develop in it and its become dangerous. We will set new steel beams, new decking, new concrete, and new guardrails,” said Hale.
“It shouldn’t be that long of a project but we will have to shut the road down. I don’t like to do that because it will be an inconvenience and I am sorry for that but it is something we will have to do. It’s a safety hazard,” said Road Supervisor Hale.