Help Move Georgia Forward
With 13,698 Georgia bridges in need of repair and 374 bridges deemed structurally deficient, President Biden’s Bipartisan infrastructure Law will deliver $225 million to improve Georgia’s bridges over the next five years. If any of Georgia’s Republican congressional members had their way, however, these bridges would be receiving $0 in federal funding to improve transportation and safety for Georgians. Fortunately, President Biden and Georgia Democrats passed this historic infrastructure package, the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system.
“It’s shameful that Georgia Republicans oppose fixing our bridges and making transportation safer for thousands of Georgians. Thankfully, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering a once-in-a-generation investment to rebuild and repair the crumbling infrastructure across our state without raising taxes a single penny for middle-class Georgians. But these Republicans must answer the question: why did they vote against repairing bridges in their own districts? Georgians deserve answers,” Rhyan Lake, spokeswoman for the Democratic Party of Georgia, said.
Here are a few of the bridges in poor condition that the Georgia GOP voted against repairing:
District 1, Representative Buddy Carter:
SR 25Se Torras Cau over Mackay River
SR 25Se Torras Cau over Back River
US 84 (WBl) over Little Mcmullen Creek
US 82 Cor Z WBL / over Satilla River overflow
US 17 SR 25 over Darien River
District 3, Representative Drew Ferguson:
Gordon Road over abandoned railroad
Main Street over NS RR
District 8, Representative Austin Scott:
Whiddon Mill Road over Ty Ty Creek
Patten-Coolidge Road over Long Branch
District 9, Representative Andrew Clyde:
McEver Road over Flower Branch Lake
Wrights Mill Road over Hudson River
District 10, Representative Jody Hice:
Stoney Road over Little Kettle Creek
Bell Street over railroad crossing
District 11, Representative Barry Loudermilk:
US 41 over Cr 122
Sugar Valley Road over Nancy Creek
District 12, Rick Allen:
5th Street Bridge over the Savannah River
Goodrich Road bridge over the canal spillway
Marks Church Road over Raes Creek
Fenwick Street bridge over the Augusta Canal
District 14, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene:
I-75 over Swamp Creek
US 41/ SR 3 over Lynn Creek
Kingston Avenue over Ns Railroad (719097)
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