Peachtree Dunwoody Road Repair? (Atlanta, Sandy Springs: how much, house, neighborhood)

[noles11]

Does anyone know how much longer Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. will be out at the Nancy Creek bridge?

[SGRLPS]

On the news a couple of weeks ago they said it would be out for at least another 6 months. I don't know how accurate that timeline is, but I would plan on using the detour for quite a while.

[pinetreelover]

Here is the statement concerning this bridge from the City of Sandy Springs website:

The Peachtree Dunwoody Road bridge will be replaced by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) using Emergency Replacement funds available from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The bridge plans were advertised the morning of Monday, October 26th. GDOT will open bids on Monday, November 2nd, and if acceptable bids are received, the project will be awarded that day or the next day. A preconstruction meeting is planned at GDOT’s District 7 offices for Tuesday, November 3rd at 2:30 pm. A public information open house was hosted by Councilmember DeJulio the evening of Wednesday, October 14th at the Church of the Atonement. The current bridge plans call for 14’ wide lanes with 5-1/2’ wide sidewalks on both sides. The bridge will be lengthened to 120’. The construction is scheduled to be complete and the road open to traffic by April 2010.

[Tristan840]

I heard from a couple different sources it would take about 6months, and that was a speedy repair, otherwise it could take longer. Might as well get use to that detour route!

[amywenk]

For a full report on the status of the Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge, please read my story "Construction begins on Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge" at www.Reporter Newspapers.net

I can't get the link to post right in this forum, but email me at amywenk@reporternewspapers.net if you have trouble accessing the article.

Hope this helps,
Amy Wenk, staff writer

[amywenk]

Construction begins on Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge

By Amy Wenk, staff writer for Reporter Newspapers

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(Photo by Amy Wenk)

November 09, 2009

It will be spring before drivers can travel the Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge over Nancy Creek.

Just three days after winning the contract, crews from Massana Construction began work on the new bridge on Nov. 6.

The bridge, closed since the September flooding in metro Atlanta, is set to reopen March 24, 2010, but Massana Project Manager Aaron Jennings said his team will do "whatever we can to get it done as soon as possible" by working Mondays through Saturdays, and some Sundays.

The first order of business is to relocate gas and water mains so service to residents is not disrupted. Workers from Southeast Connections (a subcontractor for Atlanta Gas Light) were onsite Nov. 6 to relocate the gas main underneath the creek. Foreman Chad Bishop said the work could be complete in a day.

"It just depends on the ground condition," said Bishop, noting the presence of rock will delay the process. "We are hoping for the best."

Sandy Springs officials said public meetings will be held to inform residents of construction progress.

The Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge failed Sept. 22 after floodwaters washed out the middle pier of the structure. It remains closed, detouring drivers and disrupting commutes, especially for Sandy Springs, Buckhead and Brookhaven residents who frequent the residential corridor that spans all three communities.

It is costing just over $1 million to build a new bridge, and the project will be fully funded through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration.

"They fast-track everything," said Sandy Springs Director of Public Works Tom Black at a Nov. 4 meeting. "Where it would normally take us three to three-and-a-half years to permit and build that bridge, this is all going to happen in 180 days."

City officials first estimated the cost to rebuild to be around $2 million.

The new bridge will be similar to the old structure but will include 5 ½-foot-wide sidewalks on both sides, said Black. He said the bridge has 14-foot-wide car lanes each direction and "they are going to strip them in such a way that fearless bikers can have a path over the bridge."

The 120-foot-long bridge will not have a center support in the creek and will be constructed entirely of concrete. Where the bridge was perpendicular to the road, the Department of Transportation is going to improve efficiency by angling the bridge about 65 degrees. Instead of straight abutments, it will have two sets of columns.

"We think it is going to help significantly on the efficiency and cut back down on scour-type factors, because the water will now flow where it should rather than trying to turn it," Black said. "That was one of the problems … [the rain-swollen creek] undermined that center support with that volume of water."

Although there are signs posted on both ends of Peachtree-Dunwoody, Black said some motorists think they can get through. He said a tractor-trailer recently ignored the signs and got stuck by the bridge. The driver tore up some residents' lawns in the process of turning around.

John Schaffner contributed to this article

[ATLHRLGUY]

Good news, Peachtree-Dunwoody scheduled to reopen March 24th. No more cutting through the back of the neighborhood school..lol

Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge about to re-open *| ajc.com

[amywenk]

The Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge is anticipated to reopen tomorrow, March 23. Read my article at Reporter Newspapers.

Reporter Newspapers » Blog Archive » Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge should open Tuesday

~ Amy Wenk, staff writer

[amywenk]

It's open! Here is the article from Reporter Newspapers:

Reporter Newspapers » Blog Archive » Peachtree-Dunwoody opens first to pedestrians, than cars

~Amy Wenk, staff writer

[pinetreelover]

Originally Posted by amywenk

It's open! Here is the article from Reporter Newspapers:

Reporter Newspapers » Blog Archive » Peachtree-Dunwoody opens first to pedestrians, than cars

~Amy Wenk, staff writer

Yeah!!!! Thanks for the updates!