Comments on: Replacement Of Dawson Road Bridge Nearing Completion, And The Cost Is Rising http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:01:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ten Mile Road Neighbor http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising/comment-page-1#comment-524675 Ten Mile Road Neighbor Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:45:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=524863#comment-524675 @M in Bratt. I was only referring to the added cost of the support pilings, not the overall cost escalation. There is no mention of the $370K in other added costs, so I didn't address that. @M in Bratt. I was only referring to the added cost of the support pilings, not the overall cost escalation. There is no mention of the $370K in other added costs, so I didn’t address that.

]]> By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising/comment-page-1#comment-524653 M in Bratt Mon, 18 Sep 2023 21:41:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=524863#comment-524653 @Ten Mile road; Check your math, $442,000 is substantially more than a 4.2% up charge. @Ten Mile road; Check your math, $442,000 is substantially more than a 4.2% up charge.

]]> By: HMMMM http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising/comment-page-1#comment-524644 HMMMM Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:14:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=524863#comment-524644 There are six? residences on Dawson that technically don’t need the bridge to get to Hwy 28. So they build a $2,142,203 bridge. That’s $357,033.84 per residence. Seems about right…. There are six? residences on Dawson that technically don’t need the bridge to get to Hwy 28. So they build a $2,142,203 bridge. That’s $357,033.84 per residence. Seems about right….

]]> By: Ten Mile Road Neighbor http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising/comment-page-1#comment-524626 Ten Mile Road Neighbor Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:26:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=524863#comment-524626 2 comments---It's a 4.2% cost increase and on a $1.7M construction project which is not that bad. As far as the pile length and quantity go, this is an Engineering bust. A proper geotechnical report would have given the Engineer the soil bearing capacity and therefore both the quantity and driven length of each pile required to support the structure and the traffic load. Not a Contractor caused change to the contract---unless he was savvy enough to identify the Engineer's error and bring it to the County's attention. 2 comments—It’s a 4.2% cost increase and on a $1.7M construction project which is not that bad. As far as the pile length and quantity go, this is an Engineering bust. A proper geotechnical report would have given the Engineer the soil bearing capacity and therefore both the quantity and driven length of each pile required to support the structure and the traffic load. Not a Contractor caused change to the contract—unless he was savvy enough to identify the Engineer’s error and bring it to the County’s attention.

]]> By: Oversight http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising/comment-page-1#comment-524625 Oversight Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:34:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=524863#comment-524625 When was a traffic density study done on this stretch of roadway and bridge? Prior to closing the bridge, how many vehicles traveled this road in a day, one or two? On the otherhand, County Road 164 is in need safety improvements. When was a traffic density study done on this stretch of roadway and bridge? Prior to closing the bridge, how many vehicles traveled this road in a day, one or two? On the otherhand, County Road 164 is in need safety improvements.

]]> By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising/comment-page-1#comment-524603 M in Bratt Sun, 17 Sep 2023 21:51:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=524863#comment-524603 This seems typical of DOT projects. I would assume that this contract was awarded by competitive bids. This contractor low ball bid it and took it away from any other responsible bidders in contention for the job. Now they are raising the price based on "unforseen" expenses. I would assume that they have built bridges before and have engineers on their staff, so how can there be surprise expenses? The DOT and the county should hold this contractor to their bid price. Unless,,,,,,,somebodys are looking for a brown bag delivery to share the bounty of the cost over runs. This seems typical of DOT projects. I would assume that this contract was awarded by competitive bids. This contractor low ball bid it and took it away from any other responsible bidders in contention for the job. Now they are raising the price based on “unforseen” expenses. I would assume that they have built bridges before and have engineers on their staff, so how can there be surprise expenses? The DOT and the county should hold this contractor to their bid price. Unless,,,,,,,somebodys are looking for a brown bag delivery to share the bounty of the cost over runs.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2023/09/replacement-of-dawson-road-bridge-nearing-completion-and-the-cost-is-rising/comment-page-1#comment-524597 David Huie Green Sun, 17 Sep 2023 20:51:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=524863#comment-524597 Every time I read about a bridge replacement I am reminded of the causeway bridge over Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. Each northbound span is typically 28’ in width by 84’ length. They keep spares ready to replace any which might be damaged in a matter of hours. They built shorter bridges they could reach by barge all over south Louisiana with these sections . Probably too hard to get them in, but sure would be nice. Don't know how much they cost, but over 24 miles cost $30 million or so. Oh well. Anything is better than nothing. Every time I read about a bridge replacement I am reminded of the causeway bridge over Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. Each northbound span is typically 28’ in width by 84’ length. They keep spares ready to replace any which might be damaged in a matter of hours. They built shorter bridges they could reach by barge all over south Louisiana with these sections . Probably too hard to get them in, but sure would be nice. Don’t know how much they cost, but over 24 miles cost $30 million or so.

Oh well. Anything is better than nothing.

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