Georgia #8,2013

Two major Coastal Georgia mobility proj-ects — a long-anticipated new Back RiverBridge between Savannah and SouthCarolina and the widening of a portion of theGolden Isles Parkway at Brunswick —along with $15 million of interstate highwayresurfacings in northwest Georgia areamong 19 infrastructure improvement proj-ects announced April 5 by the GeorgiaDepartment of Transportation. The Back River Bridge project — on the

U.S. Highway 17/State Route 404 Spurcrossing from Hutchinson Island to SouthCarolina just north of Savannah — willreplace the existing, narrow 59-year-oldspan with a significantly wider bridge fea-turing 8-ft. (2.4 m) shoulders in each direc-tion. Shoulder lanes will allow for fasterclearance of breakdowns and incidents,which now often require closing the entirebridge. Some 19,000 vehicles utilize thebridge each day and that number is expected

to increase to as many as 35,000 in comingyears.The new structure will be built by Balfour

Beatty Infrastructure Inc., of Fleming Island,Fla., at a cost of $14.4 million. Federal fundswill cover 80 percent of the project’s cost;Georgia and South Carolina will proportion-ally share the remainder.The existing bridge will remain in service

until the new structure opens, scheduled tooccur by January 2016.Among other new projects announced are:• A $7.9 million widening and extension

of 2 mi. (3.2 km) of the Golden IslesParkway/State Route 25 Spur just west ofInterstate Highway 95 at Brunswick fromone lane in each direction to two. PlantImprovement Co. Inc., of Brunswick, Ga.,will perform the work, which also includesreconstruction of the new route’s intersec-

tion with State Route 99. Constructionshould begin this summer and is scheduledfor completion in January 2015;• Two contracts for resurfacing nearly 16

mi. (25.7 km) of Interstate Highways 59 and24 in Dade County. Both jobs, valued at atotal of $14.8 million, will be done by C.W.Matthews Contracting Co. Inc., of Marietta,Ga. Work is to be complete on both by nextMarch; and• A $1.1 million safety and mobility

improvement project in Columbia County— the construction of a roundabout at theintersection of Wrightsboro Road/StateRoute 223 and Appling-Harlem Road/U.S.Highway 221/State Route 47. PittmanConstruction Company, of Conyers, Ga., isthe contractor; completion is scheduled fornext March.

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April 172013

Vol. XV • No. 8

By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

Two decades after it wasfirst envisioned, constructionhas finally begun on an $8million Senior LifeEnrichment Center inAlbany, Ga. The SouthwestGeorgia (SOWEGA)Council on Aging’s newfacility includes an educa-tional area, activity roomsand more than 60 officespaces and is being built atthe site of the former Byne MemorialBaptist Church property in DoughertyCounty.“I am most looking forward to seeing

people come to the Center, their reactionand excitement about the building and theopportunity to participate in all of theactivities,” said Kay Hind, the Council’sexecutive director. “Even though this willbe the completion of a dream, it’s also thebeginning of a new era in senior program-ming. I’m excited about having the facili-ties to provide for the expansion of exist-ing services, as well as new and innovativeprograms.”In 2008, Phoebe Putney Memorial

Hospital donated $1.2 million worth of

property for the organization to use as thesite of the planned Center, which involvesan adaptive reuse of a three-story schoolrenovated to accommodate the project’sneeds, along with an addition being con-structed on the front of the building. “Site and building demolition is com-

plete for the most part, and site under-ground storm, sanitary and water systemsare complete,” said Jake Reese, projectmanager of general contractor LRAConstructors. “The existing building inte-rior wall framing and mechanical, electri-cal and plumbing rough-in is roughly 80percent complete overall. Drywall isscheduled to start at the first floor mid-April. The new addition foundation, struc-

Senior Center Work Starts

New Falcons Home Near?ATLANTA (AP) The city

of Atlanta’s economic devel-opment arm has voted toapprove issuing more than$200 million in bonds tohelp finance a new stadiumfor the Atlanta Falcons.WSB-TV reported that

Invest Atlanta voted toapprove the bonds. One

board member, Julian Bene,opposed the bonds, sayingthe stadium would create“surprisingly few’’ jobs.Approval from Invest

Atlanta sets in motion theprocess of preparing bondsto sell to investors andapproving various agree-ments between the city, theteam and the Georgia World

Congress Center.The deal calls for city

hotel-motel taxes to coverabout 20 percent of theexpected $1 billion con-struction costs.Negotiations to buy the

land for the stadium justsouth of the existing GeorgiaDome are ongoing.

Man lifts are being used by all trades, along withboom trucks at the exterior for steel erection.

see SOWEGA page 6

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trades, along with boom trucks atthe exterior for steel erection.Lulls and variable reach lifts ofvarious sizes are on hand for exte-rior veneer work at the new addi-tion and the existing building, aswell as backhoes at the exterior forexcavation.“The north end of the new

building has an expansion thatintrudes on all three levels andconsists of radius structural steelwith masonry columns/infill andstorefront,” said Reese. “The phas-ing of demolition of the existingbuilding with this new constructionhas been challenging, to say theleast. The weather also has playeda role, with underground work atthe perimeter of the existing build-ing. Also, there are some relative-ly steep grades along the existingbuilding that have been affected.”Currently, there are roughly 40

men on site each day. On averagefor the duration of the project,about 30 men will be working 8to 10 hours shifts every day. Theproject was initially out of budget,so the design and constructionteam worked together through avalue engineering process to cutroughly $800,000 from the pricewithout greatly affecting thedesign scope and intent. Theprocess included much collabora-

tion with major trade subcontrac-tors.Incorporated as the Albany-

Dougherty Council on Aging, theSOWEGA Council on Aging wascreated to meet the physical, men-tal and spiritual needs of older peo-ple in the region. The organizationwas deemed an Area Agency onAging by the State Office onAging, and has expanded to meetthe needs of the ever-increasingnumber of older people in the area.“The SOWEGA Council on

Aging was established in 1966 andhas always been located in oldstore fronts, barracks, public hous-ing facilities and old U.S.O.Buildings,” said SOWEGA’sDevelopment Director, IzzieSadler. “There’s not adequatespace to provide important pro-grams and services for the growingneeds of the senior community.Current offices are in three small

buildings, with the Senior Centerlocated in two separate facilitiesapproximately one mile apart. Thephysical division and distancebetween all of the facilities compli-cates operations, causes confusionfor individuals seeking informa-tion and assistance, limits theagency’s capacity to deliver pro-grams and services and requiresthe agency to rent or borrow spacefor programs.”Remaining on the site is the

family life center, which includes agymnasium, kitchen and Sundayschool. The addition’s exterior issurrounded by a covered porchsupported by traditional craftsman-style tapered columns. The origi-nal family life center’s exterior hasbeen modified by adding a largenumber of windows bringing day-light into every space occupied by

seniors. The existing brick will bestained to match the new brick ofthe addition, resulting in a com-plete makeover. Lead architect George Flynn of

Flynn Finderup Architects ofMarietta has been working withHind for close to ten years indeveloping the project. He saidafter so much time invested,watching the project take shape isrewarding.“We wanted to create a facility

that would be accessible to thewhole community,” Flynn said. “Ithink currently most people viewthis as a low-income service, butSOWEGA provides so muchmore. We chose to design some-thing that would be inviting to awide range of economic groups,racial groups and those with differ-ent needs. There will be space tohold banquets, wedding recep-tions, club gatherings, holiday par-

ties and even some conferences.” “SOWEGA Council on Aging

looked at a wide range of factors inselecting their lead design architectand the architect of record,” addedKent McClure of YieldingWakeford & McGee Architects.“The primary one was a knowl-edge base in the understanding thatsuccessful seniors centers have asimple identity which allows sen-ior citizens to have comfort levelwhere they have experienced thesetypes of spaces before, and it’s notforeign to them. “The neighborhood where this

center is located is made up ofolder homes constructed in the1920s and 1930s reminiscent ofthe American Bungalow DesignStyle, said McClure. “The newsenior center is designed to reflectthis. Flynn Finderup Architects has

successfully completed six seniorcenters previously and has had agreat appreciation for the role sen-ior adults have played in all of ourlives.”Architect Mack Wakeford

pointed out “The greatest chal-lenge for this project was initiallyto demolish six buildings locatedon the site. The old former churcheducation center had to be modi-fied extensively for new SOWE-GA agency uses. The building alsohad to be cleaned of vagrant usesfrom the past ten years. The budg-et always seems to be our worstfriend, and this project was no dif-ferent. Budget modifications werenecessary to bring the contractorsbid in line with the available fundsfor construction.”The project consists of renova-

tion and modifications to the exist-ing three-story former Byne gym-nasium constructed in 1976, ofapproximately 34,242 sq. ft. Thenew two-story addition adjoins thesouth side of the building consist-ing of approximately 7,367 sq. ft.,with a total gross project area of43,132 sq. ft. New wraparoundporches are located on all threesides of the new addition. Siteworkconsists of new hardscape walk-ways, trees and site improvementswithin the city right-of-way.Site utilities include new water,

sewage, storm drainage, gas, elec-trical, fiber optics, cable TV andfire protection lines. A new drive-thru portico lets visitors know theyhave arrived at the new SeniorCenter, anchoring the front of thenew addition. New drives, visitorand staff parking lots, sidewalks,grassing, landscaping and sitelighting also are included.According to Sadler, “The

Senior Life Enrichment Centerwill primarily serve all individualsage 60-plus in the local area; how-ever, the facility also will be thehub of all offices, programs andservices for a 14-county servicearea in southwest Georgia. Thelarge state-of-the-art facility willallow the agency to offer a widevariety of programs designed toelevate older adults and encouragehealthy lifestyles.” Sadler credits her boss with

turning a long held dream into areality, based on years of experi-ence and tireless devotion to sen-iors. “Kay Hind has been the director

of this agency for 45 years. Shestarted with an $8,000 budget and

a desire to help seniors. Now, atage 82, she maintains the helm ofthe organization and its $5.9 mil-lion dollar annual budget,” Sadlersaid. The Center will be the flagship

facility for SOWEGA Council onAging. The Albany area has thelargest senior population of any ofthe service areas served by theCouncil. “There has been a very positive

reaction from the entire communi-ty,” added Sadler. “Seniors areexcited to have a safe, invitingplace to enjoy a good meal, activi-ties and other recreational opportu-nities, and younger groups areexcited to have another localoption for conference and eventspace, as well as the opportunity tovolunteer with programs held atthe facility. “The Putney Memorial Hospital

donation was extremely significantto the project. The location of theproperty is ideal in that it is withinwalking distance to the local hospi-tal, while it remains only a fewblocks away from our current loca-tions, which will ensure that theseniors currently attending our sen-ior centers are not displaced too farfrom where they normally go. Theagency would not have financiallybeen capable of developing a facil-ity of this magnitude without thedonation of the property.” SOWEGA continues to raise

money to cover the cost of the proj-ect, which is being funded in partby board contributions, donations,HUD grants, internal dollars and aline of credit. The current plan isto have the building open to thepublic by January 2014.Said Hind, “It’s a day I thought

would never come to pass. To haveseen the programs grow and thepeople that have benefitted is grat-ifying. The program started in asmall apartment in Golden Agehousing and progressed to manyother locations, each an improve-ment over the former. I want peo-ple to know that we value our oldercitizens in southwest Georgia, andwe recognize and appreciate allthey have contributed to our socie-ty. This is one way to make a dif-ference in their lives.This willfinally be a lasting memorial to allseniors in southwest Georgia.”

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

Long-Awaited Senior Life Enrichment Center Under WaySOWEGA from page 1

Artist rendering of the completed project.

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