Incredible work : Governor Kemp thanks crews for opening up all I-16 lanes in Treutlen County
All four lanes were closed for less than 48 hours after a dump truck bed smashed into a bridge, shifting the bridge about six feet on Thursday morning. Author: Kayla Solomon Updated: 11:38 PM EDT July 16, 2021
TREUTLEN COUNTY, Ga. Just hours after demolishing the bridge in Treutlen County, GDOT crews were able to get the two westbound lanes of I-16 open in the county. Governor Brian Kemp says it s all thanks to their quick action.
Kemp touched down on Friday afternoon to see what was left of an overpass.
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By Bill Galluccio
Photo: Georgia Department of Transportation
A bridge over Interstate 16 in Georgia moved six feet after a dump truck crashed into it. The dump truck was carrying trailer tires and had the bed in the raised position as it cruised down the highway around 1:30 a.m. on Friday (July 16) morning.
The truck s bed slammed into the overpass, knocking it off its supports and shifting it by six feet. There were no injuries in the crash.
Officials said that the bridge will have to be demolished and rebuilt. A seven-mile section of the highway will remain closed through at least the weekend as crews work to demolish the bridge.
I-16 back open in both directions following overpass demolition
An overpass was demolished overnight Thursday after an accident involving a truck with its dump trailer raised, according to GDOT.
July 16, 2021
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Traffic is now flowing in both directions on I-16.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced earlier Friday that westbound lanes were reopened and said eastbound lanes would be open by midnight.
The partial interstate closure, which resulted in detours through Soperton and Adrian, followed an accident early Thursday morning involving a truck with its dump trailer raised. The trailer struck the overpass (Highway 86), shifting the bridge six feet off its base.
Lessons learned from the Northwest Corridor project are helping the Georgia DOT plan toll lanes along I-285. Photo credit: Georgia DOT
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation first turned to the private sector to help finance a major road-building project with the Northwest Corridor, adding toll lanes a few years ago to Interstate 75 in Cobb and Cherokee counties.
Now, the DOT wants to take the public-private partnership (P3) concept to a new level using its experience with the Northwest Corridor as a guide.
The agency is looking for a private partner interested in shouldering the lion’s share of the cost of a plan to build toll lanes along the Top End of heavily traveled I-285 from just north of its interchange with I-20 East to just north of the I-20 West interchange. Terms of the deal would be set out in a 50-year contract, up from the current 35-year contract governing the Northwest Corridor.