PORTERDALE, Ga.  — Starting Monday, Nov. 8, Bethany Road in western Newton County will close for a bridge replacement over Snapping Shoals Creek. Drivers will detour for 150 days using State Route 81 and State Route 212.

Southeastern Site Development has the $1.689 million construction contract under GDOT's Low Impact Bridge Program (LIBP). 

The project is 0.222 miles and runs from 1,200 feet east of Covered Bridge Road to 1,450 feet west of Skylar Drive.

The structure, built in 1959, is deemed deficient and posted for weight limits, a GDOT news release stated. 

Its replacement bridge will have 12-foot lanes and six-foot shoulders. Drivers will detour until April 7, 2022.

Low Impact Bridge Program bridges are completed with expedited delivery using prefabricated components.

These projects must meet low impact criteria such as no geometry or grade changes, low environmental impacts and all detours must be off-site and approved by local entities.