The Tennessee Department of Transportation has notified city officials that the bid letting is December 2 for making repairs to the Veterans Memorial Bridge on South College Street.
The scope of the work to be done includes repairing damage to beams E&F in span 3 due to collision damage; injecting epoxy into cracks in the deck, sidewalk, and beams in span 3; installing steel channels on beam E in span 3; and performing partial depth repair to the sidewalk in span 3. No existing utility lines are to be affected during the repairs.
A recent TDOT inspection revealed “heavy collision damage” to the bridge and it will remain closed to traffic until repairs are made.
The damage was caused by a DeKalb County Landfill truck which hit the underside of the bridge last month as it was traveling east on Broad Street. Although the truck carried no dumpster at the time, the lift was up. The driver, 54 year old Roger Chapman, received minor injuries and was cited by Smithville Police for speeding.
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