An electronic sign warns motorists of the upcoming closure of the bridge on Old Highway 41 between Stilesboro Road and Ridenour Road in Kennesaw. The bridge closes again today for reconstruction. The new bridge will incorporate a large multi-use trail that will be an extension of what is already at Kennesaw Mountain and also have sidewalks on the other side to allow pedestrian to cross.
It will be closed through Dec. 21. Vehicles heading south on Old Highway 41 will be detoured to Barrett Parkway or Ridenour Road. Northbound traffic will be sent to Stilesboro Road.
An average of 9,020 cars cross the bridge each day. Park visitors will have access to overflow parking areas off Old Highway 41 above and below the bridge.
The shutdown will take longer than originally announced. David Jackson, a project engineer for Cobb County, said a contractor at first mistakenly asked for a 90-day closure, rather than the 120-day closure allowed by the contract.
The bridge was closed to traffic on July 20 for the work, but it was reopened Aug. 3 when a CSX issue delayed demolition of the 27-foot-wide bridge.
The new concrete bridge will be 48 feet wide, with two 14-foot travel lanes and 10-foot sidewalks on each side, said David Montanye, the county's transportation director. The new bridge will also have room for pedestrians and other non-motorized users, and will ultimately be part of a new trail in that area.
The $1.6 million bridge project is being paid for though the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Jackson said that the delays have not caused any changes in the project cost.
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