In February 2020, Bay County completed a more than $8 million project to replace the Cooks Bayou Bridge and pave Old Allanton Road, providing residents with a new, safe ingress and egress to the Sandy Creek community. The project included the removal of the existing 350-foot causeway with two culverts. Crews excavated roughly 13,900 cubic yards of material, constructed a temporary bridge, and ultimately built 755 linear feet of roadway and a new, 640-foot-long, nine span concrete bridge with two 30-foot long approach slabs. The project was funded by surtax dollars and grants.