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Contract awarded for new Clarks Bridge
Project could start as early as spring
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Traffic crosses busy Clarks Bridge last year. The replacement project for the bridge could get under way as early as this spring. - photo by Times file photo
State officials announced Monday that E.R. Snell Contractor of Snellville has been awarded an $8.7 million contract to replace the 55-year-old Clarks Bridge on Ga. 284/Clarks Bridge Road at Lake Lanier. Work is expected to start this spring or summer, with completion set for Dec. 31, 2015, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The new two-lane bridge will feature bike lanes, sidewalks and a 63-foot pedestrian tunnel.