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Opportunities And Challenges
Opportunities
Two Water Crossing Improvements
Low Water Bridge Road - Ford
Land Bridge Road - Bridge
Two Road Improvements
West Village Creek Road
Brushy Mountain Road
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General Area for Oconee County Improvements Reference Map: National Forest Lands in Sumter National Forest, Andrew
Pickens Ranger District, Designated for Motor Vehicle Use
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41. Land Bridge Road
2. Low Water Bridge Road
3. West Village Creek Road
4. Brushy Mountain Road
Locations
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CH-29 LAND BRIDGE ROAD
Bridge Built in 1977
Spans the Chauga River
Serves Recreational & Transportation Needs
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CH-29 LAND BRIDGE ROAD
Realignment
Upgrade Structure
Improve Drainage
Improve Water Quality
Project Includes:
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CH-29 LAND BRIDGE ROAD IS A ONE LANE BRIDGE
2 TONS PER AXLE, 3 TONS GROSS “FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE”
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The bridge has weight restrictions.
In extreme cases this can cause an additional 7.26 miles of travel. In a sickness or fire, this much response time delay can make a critical difference.
Emergency responders must determine the location of the emergency along Land Bridge Road and then determine if the road should be accessed from Verner Mill Road or Whetstone Road.
Land Bridge Road
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BRIDGE
Approximately 2.44 miles from Mtn. Rest Fire Station
Approximately 4.82 miles from Mtn. Rest Fire Station
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CH-75 Low Water Bridge Road
Project will:
Improve Stream Crossing
Improve Water Quality
Improve Environment
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Low Water Bridge Road has no bridge, but instead is a ford. It is located just beyond a primitive campground and must be crossed to provide access to residents and visitors to Snyder Cemetery.
Low Water Bridge Road project will improve aquatic passage, public safety, wildlife habitat, decrease pollutants from vehicles passing through the water, and reduce sediment going into the Chattooga River.
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CH -82 West Village Creek RoadAnd
PU-9 Brushy Mountain Road
These projects include:
Widen road.
Increase sight distance.
Provide safer passage.
Provide better drainage.
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West Village Creek Road and Brushy Mountain Road
Provide a turn around for visitors and emergency vehicles Provide a wider driving surface. Slope and stabilize banks to improve sight distance near
the curves. Provide all-weather driving surface.
Improve forest and stream health by :
Stabilizing roadside banks and ditches. Paving the road will prevent stone from washing off the
road during heavy rains.
Improve public safety by:
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Project
Fed. AgencyAppropriatedContribution
RequestedTitle II
ContributionOther
Contributions
TotalProject Costs
Brushy Mountain Road
N / A $36,000.00 $76,000.00 $112,000.00
Land Bridge Road $16,000.00 $492,500.00 $7,500.00 $516,000.00
Low Water Bridge Road
$14,000.00 $100,000.00 $35,000.00 $149,000.00
West Village Creek Road
$16,000.00 48,000.00 $88,500.00 $152,500.00
The table below shows the approximate costs of the proposed improvement projects.