Repairs to

the cart path bridge over Ga. Highway 54 near Northlake Drive are nearly

complete, and the bridge will likely be re-opened the week of Dec. 11,

said Peachtree City Engineer Troy Besseche.

Crews from

Bellamy Brothers of Ellenwood have been installing new steel approach

spans to replace the decaying wooden approach spans. The bridge was closed

to cart traffic in May when a resident reported feeling the bridge vibrate

while driving over it.

An inspection

of the bridge at the time revealed there were problems with one of the

approach spans.

Besseche said

the steel spans should hold up longer than wooden models.

Wednesday,

workers poured the concrete deck for the northernmost approach span, and

the majority of the work should be completed by today or Monday, Besseche

said. But several minor repairs to the bridge piers must also be taken

care of before the bridge is opened again to traffic, Besseche added.

There won't

likely be a ceremony to re-open the bridge, but Besseche said he thinks

citizens will be happy to have access to the bridge back.

Since the bridge

was closed to cart traffic, residents on golf carts have had to cross

Hwy. 54 using a pedestrian signal at Northlake Drive and Willowbend Road.

The city had

hoped to have the bridge re-opened before now, but delivery of the steel

spans from Steadfast Bridges in Fort Payne, Ala. were delayed several

months.

The entire

repair project was estimated to cost approximately $170,000.