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. The I-75 corridor is approximately forty miles in length and experiences... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has announced weekend lane closures along the I-75 exit ramps at Bill Gardner Parkway / exit 212. Asphalt work crews will close one travel lane and shoulder on the exit ramps on Saturdays and Sundays. Work hours will last from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm starting on Saturday, February 16, and concluding on... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has announced a number of projects that will not be bid out in February because of the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, including resurfacing along I-75 northbound from state route 36 / exit 201 to highway 155 / exit 216. No information is available yet as to when the project may be rescheduled.... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has awarded a contract for milling and resurfacing along state route 155. The project extends between John Frank Ward Blvd in McDonough and the Henry / DeKalb County line at Panola Road in Fairview. The maintenance work was awarded to E R Snell Contractor, Inc. for $5,084,073.84. The project completion date is November... Continue Reading →
Moving Henry Forward is previewing what we can expect in 2019. A major project that will enter construction is the diverging diamond interchange at I-75 and state route 20 / exit 218 in McDonough. Construction is forecast to let out for bids in September 2019, though Georgia DOT staff have expressed the project could be... 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 →
A smoother ride along I-75 is coming soon for residents in southern Henry County, but it won't take place as early as first anticipated. Georgia DOT rejected the bids for interstate resurfacing work between SR 155 / exit 216 and SR 36 / exit 201 after the only bid came back higher than expected. The... Continue Reading →
Great news! The proposed I-75 exit at Bethlehem Road has taken a big step forward after the interchange justification report was submitted to the federal highway administration for review. The IJR is a technical document demonstrating the need for a new interstate exit within Henry County. The study started in 2016 when the board of... Continue Reading →
