The Georgia Department of Transportation is encouraging the public to provide feedback through July 31 concerning replacing the Crowe Springs Road bridge. A replacement bridge for the Crowe Springs Road bridge over Crowe Springs Branch is being proposed by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Area residents have until July 31 to submit their comments online regarding the replacement of a bridge on Crowe Springs Road over Crowe Springs Branch. According to the project’s online page, Georgia Department of Transportation said this initiative “is proposed to replace an aging bridge that shows signs of deterioration and does not meet current standards for safety and load carrying capacity.” DOT’s online materials share the bridge project is situated about 9.5 miles north of Cartersville. “The current bridge was built in 1960, and no longer meets current bridge standards,” said Joe Schulman, DOT’s communications officer for District 6. “The bridge also has a posted weight limit. The new bridge will meet current standards and no longer have a posted weight limit, allowing larger traffic to use it.” A link to see an overview of the project and leave feedback is featured on the Georgia DOT – Northwest’s June 26 Facebook post. The DOT’s legal advertisement in The Daily Tribune News, which ran July 9 and 23, noted the project’s total length is about 0.2 mile and the existing bridge was widened in 1999. “CR 182/Crowe Springs Road is functionally classified as a rural local road,”…
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