New bridge proposed for G.W. Oliver Road, replacing 7 large pipes at Little Lotts Creek

County’s engineer explains timeline for several Bulloch road repair projects still in planning stages

The above section of G.W. Oliver Road that passes over Little Lotts Creek near Sinkhole Road was initially damaged during Tropical Storm Debby in August 2024. It reopened but was closed again after significant downpours three months later in November washed away part of the road and cracked one of the seven culverts that allow water to pass under the road. A bridge is in the planning stages to be built over Little Lotts Creek, which may take two years to complete. - photo by JIM HEALY/staff

GW Oliver — The above section of G.W. Oliver Road that passes over Little Lotts Creek near Sinkhole Road was initially damaged during Tropical Storm Debby in August 2024. It reopened but was closed again after significant downpours three months later in November washed away part of the road and cracked one of the seven culverts that allow water to pass under the road. A bridge is in the planning stages to be built over Little Lotts Creek, which may take two years to complete. - photo by JIM HEALY/staff

As planning moves forward for repairs and reconstruction of several paved road segments with drainage structures in Bulloch County, engineers propose for one road – G.W. Oliver Road – to get a brand-new bridge where there was only a series of large drainage pipes previously.

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