CHARLOTTE – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded two contracts to replace two bridges in Union County. Work can get underway on both projects as early as April 2.
A bridge south of Monroe on Gulledge Parker Road over Buffalo Creek will be replaced for $657,000, An onsite detour will be maintained for traffic, with construction wrapping up by the end of September.
A $512,000 project will replace the bridge on Price Dairy Road over Stewarts Creek, south of Unionville. During construction, drivers will be detoured along Price Dairy Road, Roanoke Church Road and Ridge Road. The new bridge should open to traffic by Oct. 1.
Vegetation establishment will continue on both projects through March 2019.
This was one of 16 road and bridge contracts recently awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation. Per state law they went to the lowest qualified bidder for each project. The contracts are worth $65.1 million, more than $852,000 under engineer estimates
Contact: Jen Thompson
jenthompson@ncdot.gov
(980) 523-0000