NCDOT to replace Roby Green Road Bridge
A $1.3 million contract has been awarded to Smith-Rowe LLC of
Mount Airy by the N.C. Department of Transportation to replace the Roby Green Road bridge over the
South Fork of the New River northeast of Boone.
Work can begin as early as Feb. 25 and be
completed by Oct. 28, 2014.
Traffic will be maintained on the old bridge while the new bridge
is built upriver west of the old bridge. Traffic will then be shifted onto the new bridge, and the
old bridge will be taken down.
The bridge was built in 1959 and is deemed functionally
obsolete. According to NCDOT, this does not mean the bridge is unsafe, but there are elements of the
bridge that need to be monitored to maintain its structural integrity. The new bridge will be able
to accommodate larger vehicles.
This is one of 24 contracts totaling $59.9 million awarded by
NCDOT in January for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina. NCDOT awarded the contracts
to the lowest bidders, as required by state law. The bids received on the projects awarded came in
about 4.8 percent, or $3.1 million, below NCDOT estimates.
