Work Begins on New Highway 284 Bridge at Lake Lanier Olympic Center

Georgia Department of Transportation officials say work is gearing up in nearby Hall County on the new State Route 284 bridge at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center. 

Located at 3105 Clarks Bridge Road in Gainesville, the 25-acre Clarks Bridge Park north of Cumming on the top end of Lake Lanier, hosted the rowing, sprint canoe and kayaking events of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.

The contractor was set to begin installing work zone signage this week. Next week, beginning Oct. 28, equipment and materials are set to be delivered to the site, according to the press release. 

The first week of November, crews are set to begin working in the Lake preparing to drill for the new concrete support structures or caissons for the new bridge. The schedule is tentative and weather dependent.

This $8.7 million construction project was awarded to E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. of Snellville, which is set to build a new bridge on Highway 284 over the Chattahoochee River portion of Lake Lanier at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center. The new bridge will have 12-feet wide lanes and an 8-feet wide bike-able shoulder in each direction. The project also includes a new pedestrian tunnel under Highway 284.  

The project completion date is set for Dec. 31, 2015. 

The existing bridge was built in 1958 and does not meet current design standards, according to GDOT.

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