Bridge demolition company undecided over which end to begin.
In a meeting held at Mount Airy’s N.C. Department of Transportation Office last Monday, July 26, Elkin Town Manager Lloyd Payne reviewed a pre-construction agenda for the demolition of the Hugh G. Chatham Bridge with the project’s contractors and DOT officials.
The meeting gave Payne the opportunity to air questions and concerns regarding the bridge’s expected year-long demolition, which is set to begin one week from today, on Aug. 9.
Last Monday’s meeting also provided answers logistical issues between the town and the contractor, DLB, Inc. of Hillsville, Va. Among these points were determining the starting point of the bridge’s demolition, public access to Crater Park during the demolition process and road closings in the downtown Elkin area.
According to Payne, the contractor has yet to decide whether the demolition will begin on the Elkin or the Jonesville side of the Hugh Chatham bridge. Although only one week away, DLB, Inc. is still in the process of deciding which town’s side of the bridge will be first to be sectioned off for demolition.
“Every document I’d seen to this point had indicated that construction would begin on Elkin side…but the DOT did confirm that the way the contract was written allowed the contractor to start on either side,” said Payne.
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