OPEN HOUSE for Georgia Route 66 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

YOUNG HARRIS – The Georgia Department of Transportation announces a public information open house meeting to discuss replacing the existing State Route 66 Bridge over Brasstown Creek just 0.5 miles northwest of Young Harris.  

The Open House is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 31 at Blue Ridge EMC in the conference room. The EMC Office is located at 1360 Main Street in Young Harris. Georgia DOT engineers and consultants will be available to discuss the proposals. There will not be a formal presentation during the open house.  

The existing bridge was built in 1940. The new bridge will be approximately 9 feet higher than the existing bridge. The new structure will have wider through lanes, 12 feet wide and 10 feet wide shoulders. The existing structure has no shoulder. The new bridge will be built alongside the existing bridge to minimize disruptions to traffic during construction. The construction will also reduce the existing curve as you approach the bridge improving the overall safety of the bridge and roadway. 

Anyone unable to attend the public information open house may send comments on the project to Glenn Bowman, State Environmental Administrator – Georgia DOT, 600 West Peachtree Street, 16 th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.  All comments will be considered in the development of the final project design and must be received by February 14.  

After the open house meetings, plans and handouts can be viewed at the Georgia DOT Area Office located at 942 Albert Reid Road in Cleveland or at the Georgia DOT District Office located at 2505 Athens Highway in Gainesville. 

The plans will be available on the DOT website after the open house meetings at www.dot.ga.gov.  On the home page choose “ Information Center” then Public Outreach” and select the project’s county and choose “Go.”  A list of active DOT projects in that county will appear. Select the project to view.