The Georgia General Assembly created the Georgia Commission on Freight & Logistics during this year's session to study the existing freight infrastructure in the state and make recommendations about its long-term viability and continued success. The commission has been meeting since August and is expected to conclude its work before the end of the year.... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT will provide $1 million dollars to assist in the preliminary engineering of the planned Bethlehem Road interchange off Interstate 75. In addition, GDOT "expects Henry County to honor the SPLOST vote funding allocation to the project in the future." In a November letter from the state to Henry County, GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry... Continue Reading →
The proposed Bethlehem Road interchange off Interstate 75 will be considered for federal transportation funding after all, despite recent split votes by the Henry County commissioners that blocked the project. The Locust Grove city council unanimously voted this week to submit a request for funding to Georgia DOT and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The... Continue Reading →
In a recent poll conducted by Moving Henry Forward, local residents ranked the proposed Bethlehem Road interchange as one of their top priorities among planned transportation projects in the county, but a partisan split on the board of commissioners has stalled the project. County commissioners tabled a contract to award preliminary engineering for the interchange... Continue Reading →
Read the update to the MMIP projects published in October 2019 Last week's Travels Tuesday looked at the Georgia 400 Express Lanes, planned in north Fulton and Forsyth Counties. This week's post will look at another project within former Governor Deal's Major Mobility Investment Program, the I-75 Commercial Vehicle Lanes planned between Macon and McDonough.... Continue Reading →
The Locust Grove city council voted 6-0 to rezone 264 acres along Price Drive from RA (residential agricultural) to M-1 (light manufacturing). Developers plan to build five warehouses on the property, totaling 3.3 million square feet of new industrial space. The ClayCo project receives its name from the developer, ClayCo Realty Group based in St.... Continue Reading →
The proposed I-75 interchange at Bethlehem Road continues to move forward with the Request for Proposals for design services now available. Moving Henry Forward reported last month that the federal highway administration approved the interchange justification report. The RFP "is requesting non-cost technical proposals [from] qualified firm to prepare the environmental process as well as... Continue Reading →
Plans to construct a new interstate exit at Bethlehem Road have been approved by the federal highway administration. The interchange justification report was approved in only a few months after being submitted for review. The next steps include advancing the project within the Transportation Improvement Program overseen by the Atlanta Regional Commission and placing design... Continue Reading →
Public hearings on proposed industrial projects saw extensive comments from residents at Locust Grove's city council meeting, with all but one resident speaking in opposition. No action was taken by the city council on the proposed rezoning requests. The council will consider the requests as action items at its next meeting on Monday, December 3,... Continue Reading →
