Alabama, a country music group, sings “I’m in a hurry and don’t know why.”
Those lyrics could be a theme song for millions of people. But the tune doesn’t slow many folks down.
Rush, rush seems to be a way of life, especially when we are driving.
And if you have been accustomed to using Crawford-Smithonia Road as one of your major traveling arteries, your “rush, rush” has been forced to take different routes.
The bridge over Big Clouds Creek is being replaced. That means way-out-of-the-way detours are required.
It’s the old “going around your elbow to get to your backside” maneuver.
Word this week from a Georgia Department of Transportation official is that work is well underway and within schedule. As one photo shows, the 1958 bridge has been removed, and steel pilings are being installed in the creek bed.
The project began on Sept. 2, and it’s targeted to be completed on Feb. 2.
In the meantime — if you are accustomed to traveling on Crawford-Smithonia Road — you have an answer to the dilemma posed by Alabama. You are hurrying around the detours.
But we have a few words of advice:
Don’t speed.
Be patient.
Feb. 2 will be here before you know.