BALDWIN COUNTY, AL, August 20, 2021 – The Baldwin County Commission Highway Department has completed the CR-65 bridge construction project over Turkey Branch after 5 weeks of closure the evening of July 14, 2021, one week earlier than the proposed timeframe.
This is the first of two Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Grant bridge deck replacement projects that are underway. The goal of this project and AID Grant funding was to leverage innovative technologies and accelerated construction techniques to replace aging infrastructure while minimizing impacts on the traveling public.
The second AID project is located on Doc McDuffie Road over Wolf Creek in Foley, AL, is well underway with new deck panels set and roadway approach work progressing. The goal is to reopen this bridge mid-September.
