Damaged pilings lead to bridge closure
MIDDLEBURG – Clay County officials say it will take at least a week to get an engineering design for needed repairs on the County Road 218 bridge that was closed on Sept. 19.
Last week, bridge …
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Damaged pilings lead to bridge closure
MIDDLEBURG – Clay County officials say it will take at least a week to get an engineering design for needed repairs on the County Road 218 bridge that was closed on Sept. 19.
Last week, bridge inspector divers uncovered potential safety issues with bridge, which forced the county to close the aging structure.
“A lot of the pilings have worn away at least the dirt around the pilings and so they’re in danger of collapsing and what we’re concerned with is if we drive another pile next to it, it may start a domino effect, so taking the most cautious route closing it. We don’t want to lose anybody in there,” said Wayne Bolla, chairman of the Clay County Board of Commissioners.
When asked if the county was looking at fully bridge replacement or simply repairing the pilings, Bolla said, it was still too early to tell in the process.
“It’s going to take at least a week to get an engineering design and then we’ll have a little better idea of what it’s going to take to put it all together. We’ve got all our resources focused on that one,” he said.
Until the bridge is repaired, motorists will have to detour at State Road 16 from both north and south Blanding Boulevard. Drivers heading west on County Road 218, should head to State Road 16 to Blanding to reach their destination.
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