ATLANTA - Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Commissioner Russell McMurry says the Highway 82/15Alternate over Big Curry Creek in Jefferson has received the 2015 Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality Award for the best Bridge Deck Steel Cover Statewide.
“Of the 1,500 road construction projects underway across Georgia, our construction of the Bridge for Highway 82 over Big Curry Creek was named the best bridge deck steel cover in the State. The bridge deck steel cover is extremely important to the life of the bridge. It eliminates the rusting of the reinforcing steel and adds to the overall structural integrity of the bridge, allowing DOT to save time and labor because of the decreased maintenance required on the bridge,” explained Brent Cook, District Engineer for the Gainesville GDOT office.
Billy Cantrell, Georgia DOT Construction Consultant, worked with Pittman Construction Company, the project’s contractor, to ensure the project was completed to the highest possible standards. Cook continued, “If we are going to get in the road and inconvenience the motorists and spend the money, we need to make sure our work is exacting and that is just what Billy and his team did. We are very proud of their work in Jefferson.”
The bridge is part of a larger project that will build a one-way pair system along Kissam and Storey Streets through Downtown Jefferson, improving traffic flow and efficiency. A multi-use trail will be built in Big Curry Park. The project costs $6.9 million by Pittman Construction Company by the contract completion date of August 31, 2016.
Four statewide Construction Awards are given annually by Georgia DOT. Pittman Construction Company won 2 of this year’s awards.
Cantrell is a retired Georgia DOT Employee now Managing Construction Projects through a Consultant Firm. He is a native of White County.
