Clarke County Democrat

New Pine Hill bridge project behind schedule; Hwy. 5 detour continues


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Completion of the Moccasin Creek bridge in Pine Hill is taking longer than was planned.

Highway 5 from the bridge south to Sunny South was closed to through-traffic in mid-January. The new bridge and the highway was expected to be reopened by April 15. The official ALDOT detour is via Highways 10 and 25 but most locals are using Wilcox County 27 (Old Highway 5) between Sunny South and Pine Hill. It is shorter. Now, according to Jake Bailey, assistant construction enginer with the Alabama Department of Transportation, “Due to the contractor having trouble securing materials as well as staffing issues, the detour is going to be in place longer than expected. In our last discussion with the contractor, we were given an estimated completed date for the project of mid-July.”

Bailey added, “We are hopeful that the project will be completed sooner and will continue to work with the contractor to make sure the project is progressing as quickly as possible.”

Meanwhile, both detours are busy but the unofficial one is likely the busiest. Old Downtown Sunny South hasn’t seen so much traffic since Old Highway 5 was the main north-south artery!

Moccasin Creek bridge likely won’t be completed, opened until mid-July.

Moccasin Creek bridge likely won’t be completed, opened until mid-July.

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