Surveyor Jeremey Thompson, left, and Surveyor Sean Neely, both employees of Chattanooga-based RLS Group, on Thursday check the elevation of recently installed beams at the state Route 136 bridge over West Chickamauga Creek under construction in rural Walker County, Ga.
The end of July was when traffic was supposed to start rolling over the new bridge being built on state Route 136 over West Chickamauga Creek in rural Walker County, Ga.
But, in a roundabout way, summertime demand for air conditioning delayed the bridge’s targeted completion date.
Talley Construction of Rossville had hoped to start work in August.
But first, a Tennessee Valley Authority electrical transmission line needed to be moved. That way, tall cranes could be used to work on the bridge.
“That power line went right over the top of the bridge,” TVA project manager Bret Renfroe said. “We routed it so it went around the bridge. That way, they could do their work on it.”