By Cindy RileyCEG CORRESPONDENT

In northeast Georgia, crews are building the new StateRoute 284 Bridge over a portion of Lake Lanier. The $8.7 million project involves building the structure

over the Chattahoochee River portion of Lake Lanier at theLake Lanier Olympic Center. The new bridge will have 12-ft. (3.6 m) wide lanes and an 8-ft. (2.4 m) wide bikeableshoulder in each direction. It includes a new pedestrian tun-nel under SR 284. “There are some interesting and unusual aspects to this

project,” said Georgia Department of Transportation(GDOT) Communications Officer Teri Pope. “The projectis on an Olympic venue. The canoe and kayak events wereheld there in 1996, and the course is still used for world-classcompetitions. A pedestrian tunnel under SR 284 is part of theproject, so athletes and fans don’t have to cross the stateroute to access the viewing stands or the start line. Currently,athletes carry their long canoes and kayaks across the stateroute, stopping vehicular traffic.” Named for famed poet Sidney Lanier, the lake was built

and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It ispatrolled by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.According to GDOT Project Manager Brandon Kirby,

crews have recently been busy pouring in place the concretefor the tunnel. It then will take at least 30 days for the con-crete to cure to the strength needed to support the roadwayand traffic. “About half the time of the detour is for concrete to cure,”

Kirby said. “Then, the grade of the roadway over the tunnelwill be set, the roadway paved and sidewalks built.”Bridge work has involved pouring caps in the lake. Two

will be on land. Crews have begun driving steel H-shapedpile for the footings on land that will support the new bridge.Steel H pile is driven down to a maximum depth of 56 ft. (17m), which is considered an extremely noisy operation.Driving pile will take about a week — 18 piles to be driven,nine on each end of the bridge. Workers expect to start set-ting the bridge beams in early July, weather permitting.In addition to drilling and pouring and curing caissons

and caps in Lake Lanier, the project has required clearingand grading. Some of the other tasks involve driving pile forthe footings on land, pouring the bridge deck, grooving and

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striping, along with guardrail and signageinstallation. Once traffic is shifted to the newbridge structure, the original bridge will bedemolished. “There are 12 caissons on this project,”

said Kirby. “Eight of them are five-and-a-half feet in diameter, and four are six-and-a-half feet in diameter. The largest four cais-sons have cooling tubes inserted into theconcrete, running the full length of the cais-son to cool the concrete. “As concrete hardens, it puts off heat —

heat of hydration — so, by cooling the con-crete and slowing down the curing process,we get stronger concrete. The caissons aredrilled down to bedrock, depth rangedbetween 95 and 107 feet deep. The last cais-son was poured May 30, 2014.”The grade of SR 284 must be raised by 3

ft. (.9 m) to accommodate the new concretetunnel, which is 10 ft. (3 m) wide, 8 ft. (2.4m) high and 63.12 ft. (19.2 m) long. Trafficcannot continue to flow in, as crews change

the grade of the roadway and build thepedestrian tunnel. As part of the project, workers had to

remove the existing asphalt and excavate tothe depth of the concrete culvert that will bethe pedestrian tunnel. Once curing is com-plete, the road grade can be set, along withpaving over the tunnel. After that, the roadwill be reopened to traffic. The contractstates the road must be open by the finalweek of July, some 60 days after closure.As for special concerns when dealing with

water-related projects, athletic events heldinside the project on the lake have specialwork-hour restrictions. People come fromaround the world to compete and watch. According to Pope, “The GDOT did lots

of outreach using traditional media, socialmedia, the Hall County Parks andRecreation Department, along with theCanoe Kayak and Rowing Clubs. We alsoheld a community information session to tellthe community about the detour and sharedetails. The detour was planned so that

school buses would not be involved.”The summer detour to close SR

284/Clarks Bridge Road began in late May.Signs announcing the detour are in placealong the roadway. No through traffic will beallowed on State Route 284/Clarks BridgeRoad at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue inGainesville through July 26, 2014. “SR 284 southbound cannot access the

parking or boat ramps for the canoe, kayakvenue and swim area,” Pope said. “Trafficon SR 284 northbound can still access theseareas, so motorists just have to approachtheir destination from the correct direction.The biggest impact has been to signal tim-ings along the detour route. The increasedtraffic created longer than normal wait timestrying to access SR 11/US 129. GDOTEngineers have adjusted the signal timingsand traffic is flowing better along the detourroute.”Lane closures will continue through the

rest of the project. As far as waterway workrestrictions, the contractor will maintain

two-way boat traffic on Lake Lanier throughthe project area at all times, with a minimumof 30 ft. (9.1 m) per lane required. The Corpsof Engineers set up buoys delineating theboat pathway. The contractor cannot blockthe boat ramp area parking or launch areaexcept, for areas being changed or rebuiltduring construction.The detour of SR 284 for construction of

the pedestrian culvert/tunnel constructionmust occur during the summer holiday forthe Hall County School System. Vehiclescannot cross SR 284 in front of the LaneLanier Olympic Center building as the tun-nel is being built. The signed detour routedirects traffic north on U.S.129/ClevelandHighway to Ga. 284 in Clermont and thendirected south toward the bridge.The project was awarded to E. R. Snell

Contractor Inc., of Snellville, Ga. Accordingto E.R. Snell Vice President and ProjectManager Randy Griffin, “The main equip-ment for bridge construction are two Link-

Contractor to Maintain Two-Way Boat Traffic on Lanier

GDOT photo This aerial photo shows the Olympic Venue, with the viewing stands on the left side of the photo adjacent to the parking lot. The temporary bridge also can be seen.

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Lifting Caissons Out of Water Poses Greatest ChallengeBelt 218 110-ton cranes, one Link-Belt 248200-ton crane, excavators, caisson drillingmachine, dozers, motorgraders and barges.The main materials include concrete, rebar,pre-stressed concrete beams and drilled cais-sons.“The biggest challenge was getting the

caissons, or drilled shafts, out of the water,”Griffin said. “We had to use the new GDOTmass concrete spec, deep water drilling, andso forth.”The original bridge has run its course. It

opened to traffic in 1958, as the constructionof Lake Lanier was finished. The bridgedeck is rough with spalling and cracking dueto a failed epoxy coating. The bridge also hasattached water and telephone lines, as almostall bridges in Georgia carry utilities. The existing bridge, which fails to meet

current design standards, is 834 ft. (254 m)long by 23.8 ft. (7.2 m) wide, without shoul-ders, and nine piers in the water. The newbridge will be 40 ft. (12.2 m) wide. It will bethe same elevation as the former bridge andis being built east of the original structure,with a caisson depth from 92 ft. (28 m) to105 ft. (32 m).Lake Lanier is the largest man-made lake

east of the Mississippi River. Average dailytraffic on the bridge in 2012 — the latestyear calculated — was 8,130. The lake’spopularity is partly due to its proximity to

metropolitan Atlanta. Lake Lanier consistsof over 690 mi. of shoreline and more than100 small islands. It’s famous for fishing andsailing. Water skiing and jet skiing also arepopular activities.Lake Lanier has been described as one of

the nation’s favorite lakes and is reportedlythe most visited Corp of Engineers project inthe United States. The Corps manages theshoreline of Lake Lanier to preserve andprotect the lake’s environment. It operatesalmost four dozen parks around the lake forboat launchings, hiking, swimming andother activities. There are a dozen camp-grounds around the lake, as well as six majorgolf clubs. Most of the surrounding land,however, is either owned privately or by theCorps, resulting in few walking trails.The project should be almost 50 percent

complete by the end of July.Although heat hasn’t been much of a fac-

tor, crews have had to deal with rain. To date,however, there have been no significant set-backs due to wet weather. This is the first bridge over Lake Lanier

to be replaced. The expected completiondate is Dec. 31, 2015.

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GDOT photo A drill rig on a barge is moved into place on GDOT’s Lake Lanier Bridge project.

GDOT photo This photo shows crews assembling the drill rig that was used to dig down to bedrock for the 12 caissons that will supportthe new bridge.

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The Georgia State Department of Transportation receivedbids for transportation-related improvement projects.Following is a list of some of the projects let.

Counties: Barrow, Columbia, Dawson and Franklin Contract ID: 001 - B14743-14-000-0Location:Various locations.Project:Guardrail and guardrail anchor replacements.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Lu Inc. — $785,967• RMD Holdings Ltd. d/b/a Nationwide Construction

Group — $898,467

County: CobbContract ID: 002 - B14741-14-000-0Location:On SR 280 (South Cobb Drive) at I-285/SR 407.(E).Project: Intersection improvements.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $206,981• R. J. Haynie & Associates Inc. — $213,920• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $218,061• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$274,275• JHC Corporation Inc. — $308,297• Matriarch Construction Company Inc. — $340,848• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $544,647

Counties: Cobb and FultonContract ID: 003 - B14745-14-000-0Location:Various locations on I-20/SR 402 (E).Project: Bridge rehabilitation.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Massana Construction Inc. — $1,710,293• The L. C. Whitford Company Inc. — $1,987,887• Comanche Construction Inc. — $2,143,605

Counties: Cobb and FultonContract ID: 004 - B14725-14-000-0Location:On I-285/SR 407 beginning south of WashingtonRoad and extending north of Orchard Road. (E).Project: 17.300 mi. of concrete rehabilitation.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $34,358,199• PCL Civil Constructors Inc. — $35,996,140• Interstate Improvement Inc. — $38,957,596• McCarthy Improvement Company — $42,087,484• Archer Western Contractors LLC — $42,475,508• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $45,922,163

County: DekalbContract ID: 005 - B14680-14-000-1Location: On U.S. 278/SR 10 beginning at U.S. 23/U.S.28/SR 8 (E. Ponce De Leon Avenue) and extending to SR154 (Memorial Drive). (E).Project: 5.100 mi. of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfac-ing.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —$1,545,276

• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $1,704,391

• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,763,693• Stewart Bros. Inc. — $1,818,491• Pittman Construction Company — $1,823,655

County: Forsyth Contract ID: 006 - B14742-14-000-0Location: On SR 20 (Buford Highway) beginning atSamples Road (CR 80) and extending to James BurgessRoad (CR 450). (E).Project: 2.900 mi. of widening and reconstruction.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —$18,891,165

• CMES Inc. — $19,417,672• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $19,433,926• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $20,908,634• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $22,934,025

County: FultonContract ID: 008 - B14737-14-000-0Location:On I-75/SR 401 at Peachtree Creek. (E).Project:Drainage improvements.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $1,390,101• JHC Corporation Inc. — $1,949,229• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,987,757• Pittman Construction Company — $2,427,877

County: FultonContract ID: 009 - B14343-14-000-1Location: On SR 3 (Northside Drive) at Collier Road.Project: Intersection improvements and installation of inter-section video detection systems (VDS). (E).Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Astra Group Inc. — $23,800,000

• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $24,227,187• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$25,100,475• CMES Inc. — $25,198,932• Pittman Construction Company — $25,717,054• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $26,553,501

County: GwinnettContract ID: 010 - B14744-14-000-0Location: At Lawrenceville and Margaret Winn HoltElementary Schools. (E).Project: Pedestrian and school zone safety improvements. Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• CMES Inc. — $649,068• Johnson Landscapes Inc. d/b/a Vertical Earth —

$719,091• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $853,123• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $881,082• Pittman Construction Company — $955,288• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $957,810• Strickland & Sons Pipeline Inc. — $1,055,359

County: Habersham Contract ID: 011 - B14736-14-000-0Location:At Cornelia Elementary School. (E).Project: Pedestrian and school zone safety improvements.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Higgins Construction Company — $707,145• Johnson Landscapes, Inc. d/b/a Vertical Earth

$782,494• Strickland & Sons Pipeline, Inc. — $843,692• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $896,445• JHC Corporation, Inc. — $953,914• Pittman Construction Company — $992,184

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