The American Road and Transportation Builders Association released its annual bridge report this week, and Georgians should take note. The good news – the Peach State ranks 5th best for overall percentage of structurally deficient bridges, and its total of 494 is down from 622 in 2014. The bad? The study shows Georgia has more than 13,000 bridges in need of repair, and of the ones deemed structurally deficient some are pretty major – including one on I-75 in Cobb over Sope Creek that sees more than 225,000 crossings per day. So good on authorities for working to repair and maintain the state’s transportation infrastructure, but with work to do Georgia’s bridges are DRIFTING…
City has entire police force resign
The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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