Wakulla County motorists who cross the Upper Wakulla River Bridge on Shadeville Highway will have to find an alternate route for at least two weeks beginning in September. The bridge will be closed as contractor Southern Concrete replaces damaged pilings and fixes the deck on the 40-year-old structure.
Work is scheduled to begin the first week of September and continue for two weeks. The construction time may be altered depending on the weather conditions. Barriers will be erected on the bridge to eliminate motorists traveling over it during the construction project.
Wakulla County school students impacted by the construction project will receive a letter from the school district detailing temporary busing plans. The letters will be sent home with students on Monday, Aug. 26informing them of their altered bus routes and times. Six bus routes will be impacted during September to accommodate the detour and school times.
Motorists are asked to use Highway 267, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Road and U.S. Highway 98 as alternative routes during the construction. Detour warning signs will be posted throughout the area. A planning meeting was held with Wakulla EMS, Wakulla Fire, Florida Highway Patrol, Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, Wakulla School District, Wakulla Public Works/ESG, Emergency Management and the U.S. Postal Service to make arrangements to handle services during the time of the construction.
Wakulla County regrets any inconvenience the construction project will cause, but state bridge inspectors would have required the bridge to be closed permanently without the construction project taking place.
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