City Lake Bridge Open, Repairs Complete
Putnam County Highway crews removed the barricades and debris to reopen City Lake Bridge on Monday. Road Supervisor Randy Jones said TDOT inspected the bridge last week and gave clearance to reopen Monday morning. Jones said the repairs and reinforcements make the bridge stronger than it was before after reinforcing rusted steel webbing. Jones said […]
Putnam Road Supervisor Happy with Current Location
Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said having a new highway department building would be nice, but he doesn’t see any issues with the current location. The proposed location change would bring the highway department from East Veterans Drive to Tennessee Avenue. Jones said operations run smoothly in the 56 year old building, but if […]
City Lake Bridge Needs Beam Repairs, Abutment Reinforced
The City Lake Bridge will need repairs do to rust and erosion according to an assessment by the state. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said the states assessment came in two weeks ago and the highway department is now assessing prices with multiple companies. Jones said the bridge’s steel webbing has rust holes and […]
