TIM PRATT
STARKVILLE — Traffic is expected to return to normal on Old West Point Road this week as crews complete the reconstruction of a bridge that washed out earlier this month.
The primary bridge reconstruction work has been completed by Ellis Construction of Columbus, Starkville city engineer Edward Kemp said Friday, but inclement weather Thursday and Friday prevented the necessary work for roadway repaving and final cleanup. Work will continue on the bridge today and Tuesday, with a goal of reopening the bridge on Wednesday morning, Kemp said.
A motorist was driving on Old West Point Road May 3 when he noticed an approximately 4-by-4 foot hole had formed in the southbound lane, at the edge of a bridge about 1/4-mile south of the Highway 82 overpass. The bridge crosses an unnamed tributary of Sand Creek.
A large pile of downed trees, limbs and other debris formed a dam at the bridge, which forced rushing water into the south side of the bank. Eventually, enough of the bank washed out under the road to cause the pavement to collapse at the edge of the bridge, approximately 20 feet above.
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