SR 136 @ talking rock creek 3 MI N of jasper, CST

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $5.26 million to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Division of Intermodal on March 12, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This formula grant funds the replacement of State Route 136 at Talking Rock Creek, located 3 miles north of Jasper, Georgia. The project involves replacing a load-restricted bridge that currently crosses the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated 100-year flood zone (Zone A) in Pickens County. Upon completion, the replaced bridge will meet current design standards and enhance community resilience and public safety by reducing vulnerability to natural hazard risks associated with flooding.

The bridge replacement project is structured as a resilience improvement initiative and is fully eligible for funding under FHWA's PROTECT (Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation) funds. As a formula grant administered by the state transportation agency, this award reflects the federal-aid highway program's structure wherein State DOTs identify priority projects within allocated funding levels, subject to FHWA division office approval and compliance with applicable planning, design, environmental, and safety requirements under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorization.

Project description

Resilience improvement project. Eligible to be fully funded using protect funds. Resilience improvement: the bridge crosses the FEMA designated zone a (100-year flood zone) in pickens county. The bridge replacement project will bring IT to current design standard and replaces a load restricted bridge. Thus, the project helps improve community safety and resilience against natural hazard risks.