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

The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $1,761,913.55 Formula Grant to the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) Division of Intermodal on November 13, 2023 under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The grant will fund a Resilience Improvement Project to 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 the 50-year and 100-year storm event freeboard policies and safely pass the 500-year storm event, ensuring the bridge can withstand future climate events. The project is eligible to be funded at 29% using Protecting Transportation Assets Using Risk-based Resilience and Environmental Design (PROTECT) program funds.

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.