SR 8/SR 174 @ hudson river 8.8 MI N of danielsville, CST

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) Division of Intermodal received a $4,374,170.39 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to fund a resilience improvement project. The project will raise the profile of the SR 8/SR 174 bridge over the Hudson River by 2 feet and increase the hydraulic cross-sectional area beneath the bridge. This will allow the new bridge to meet 50-year and 100-year storm event freeboard policies and safely pass the 500-year storm event, increasing the resilience of the transportation infrastructure to future climate events. The project is eligible to be funded at 29% using Protect funds. Georgia DOT, as the state transportation agency, will oversee the planning, design, and construction activities for this bridge improvement project.

Project description

Resilience improvement project. Eligible to be funded at 29% using protect funds. The project will raise the bridge profile by 2-FT and increase the hydraulic cross sectional area beneath the bridge. This will allow the new bridge to meet the 50-YR & 100-YR storm event freeboard policies, as well as safely pass the 500-YR storm event. The proposed bridge was designed using the current structural design criteria (LRFD). These elements will ensure the proposed bridge can withstand future climate events.