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Willeo Creek Bridge reopening delay

A reader recently asked us about the delayed reopening of the Willeo Creek Bridge, which we reported in September was being pushed back to Dec. 20.

We checked with Cobb County government, which told us this morning that there’s another, equally substantial delay, and that the contractor wasn’t going to be able to meet the new deadline.

Instead, the estimated reopening timetable is in March 2022. Here’s what county spokesman Ross Cavitt passed along in response to our inquiry:

“Baldwin Paving Company, Inc., the contractor for the Willeo Road over Willeo Creek project, will be unable to reopen the bridge to traffic on December 20, 2021 as the county previously expected. The county is pursuing every option to expedite this project, including leveraging fines for the delays. The contractor provided a revised date of March 2022 to reopen the bridge to traffic.”

No reasons for the latest delay were elaborated; previously the contractor cited weather and “unexpected conditions” under the bridge for needing additional time.

As we’ve noted previously, the best detour option if you need to get to that area of Roswell is the same—head east on Roswell Road, then south on Willeo Road.

“Baldwin Paving Company, Inc., the contractor for the Willeo Road over Willeo Creek project, has encountered challenges during construction of this project which have resulted in significant delays. Therefore, the contractor will be unable to reopen the bridge to traffic on September 29, 2021 as the county previously expected.

“The county is pursuing every option to expedite this project and the safe reopening of the bridge to traffic as soon as possible. At this time, the contractor has not provided a firm date for reopening the bridge.”

Cobb government spokesman Ross Cavitt said that the delays have been caused in part due to “bad weather and unexpected conditions under the bridge. They are considerably behind their timeline.”

As noted in our earlier stories, the best detour option for now if you need to get to that area of Roswell is to go east on Roswell Road, then south on Willeo Road.