If you live in one Macon neighborhood, the wait is almost over for a new bridge.

Crews started working on the Riverview overpass in November.

The bridge was demolished and replaced. This weekend, parts of the new bridge were put in place and now crews are working to attach them.

The construction is part of the Interstate 75 widening project. 

At this time traffic is still being detoured to Red Oak Drive.

Georgia Department of Transportation says the bridge should be finished by December.

U.S. Rep. Austin Scott's getting an earful of complaints about the sagging economy and balancing the federal budget.

Scott's on a two-day, six-stop tour to hear people's concerns about issues facing Congress.

He began his tour at 10 a.m. Monday with a town hall meeting at the Old Courthouse in Covington, followed by a luncheon in Jackson.

At 2 p.m., Scott brought his tour to Forsyth, where about 60 people gathered to hear the congressman. They mostly wanted to talk about economic issues such as first-time homeowner loans and educational funding.

Others asked for changes to the federal tax code and wanted more action from Congress on the economy.

"I don't see a sense of urgency," one man said.

But Scott assured him that a sense of urgency existed in Congress, especially among the 87 Republicans elected last fall. Scott is a member of that group.

The interim Public Works Director of Macon says about 1,000 people need new garbage carts.

Last year, the city pulled money budgeted for the carts leaving people with broken ones on a waiting list

Councilman Ed Defore requested to set aside money in next year's budget for 3,000 carts plus 500 lids. The cost for that would be about $155,000.

Macon resident Joseph Strong says "Old faithful's been around with me for a while."

Since the five year old cart has a missing wheel and broken lid, he asked for a new one, but is still waiting.

Strong says, "Ray Charles can see that I need another trash can, but I haven't gotten one so I don't worry about it. I just keep putting it in there"

Many people in Macon struggle with broken cans, and some don't have one at all

Interim Public Works Director Shawn Fritz says there's just not enough to go around.