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It is official: Short Creek Bridge open this A.M. 'Good Adair County roads and bridges are good for Adair County business,' (and tourism,) Ann says, but emphasizes that safety, convenience for citizens is major reason for the road repair blitz. Crews now at work on Spout Springs bridge, rushing ditchwork to prevent winter damage Photo, map with this story By Ed Waggener The new Short Creek Bridge is officially open this morning. The Adair County Road Department, Jobe Darnell, supervisor, is taking down the "Road Closed" signs on Dunnville Road as a first order of business this morning, Monday, August 5, 2007. Adair County CJE Ann Melton officially ordered that the bridge opening be the first order of business today, according to Administrative Assistant Lisa Lee. The approaches to the bridge were blacktopped by Gaddie-Shamrock on Thursday. The wait was to allow the surface to "cure," though current techniques used by the Columbia firm have meant a hardened surface almost immediately. On Saturday and Sunday, August 5, 2007, some in the neighborhood were already using the District One span, even though "Road Closed" signs were still in place. Somehow, the barricades had slipped aside. The bridge was built with Emergency Road Funds authorized by Gov. Ernie Fletcher and Rural Roads Commissioner Ginger Wells. The opening beats the target date by three days. County officials had expedited the work to have the bridge ready for Adair County School opening on Thursday, August 9, 2007.The ACRD is now working on a new bridge, on Spout Springs Road, which should be opened in a few weeks. The existing bridge's floor had been broken, but has been cold patched to allow slow passage over it. Because passage is still possible, the work may not progress as fast as the first two bridges built in the Melton Administration, the Short Creek Bridge and the Grassy Springs Bridge at McGaha.The ACRD is balancing the need for the bridge with the urgent need to ditch as many miles of county roads as possible, while weather allows, to prevent winter damage. "Our limited money will go a lot further if our repair costs go down," the CJE said.CJE Ann Melton said that the project was not only necessary for local traffic, but that it needed to keep Adair County's fast-growing tourism economy building. Spout Springs Road links the Elkhorn Road (KY 76) with Spout Springs and the Giles House, attractions which are located side-by-side, but actually draw from two often very different groups. "My main goal in building the infrastructure is the safety of our people," she said. "And it's more convenient to have good roads. But our aim is to have Kentucky's best county roads and bridges. It's good for business." This story was posted on 2007-08-06 07:40:45
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