By Staff
Two Morgan County roads that were closed to traffic for five to six months due to bridge replacement projects are now open.
Keller Hollow Road in District 3 and Pleasant Valley Road in District 4 were re-opened May 5 and 9, respectively.
The Keller Hollow Road bridge, a 14-ft.wide single span structure, had been closed since Nov.2, 2006, while it was being replaced with a 20-wide three-barrel concrete bridge culvert. The cost of the project was $490,000.
The Pleasant Valley Road bridge, a 16-ft. wide single span structure, has been closed since Jan.15, while it was replaced with a 20-ft. wide three-barrel concrete bridge culvert.
The cost of the project was $350,000.
Both bridges were more than 50 years old. Their replacement was under contract to Carcel &G Construction of Cullman.