Happy New Year! Here are three Georgia DOT projects that let for construction in 2020. Letting for construction represents the month bids are due from contractors to the state. The notice to proceed and first signs of construction usually occur within six to eight weeks after the let date. State Route 81 at South RiverReplacing... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council approved an application for annexation of 0.57 +/- acres during their meeting on Monday, October 21. The property is located at 1148 Highway 20/81 West and is the former home of Waffle House. In August, the city council annexed the adjacent property, formerly home to Ruby Tuesday, as part of the... Continue Reading →
After over thirty years in business, the Waffle House at 1148 Highway 20/81 West has closed the week before the McDonough city council is scheduled to consider voting on an annexation request for the property. If approved, ForCAST Real Estate Development will demolish the structure and redevelop the property with a new Valvoline Oil Change.... Continue Reading →
Residents will have to wait a few months longer before the much anticipated diverging diamond interchange breaks ground in McDonough. Georgia DOT has delayed the construction bid to a let date of May 2020 instead of the original September 2019 timeline. Once built, the DDI will improve traffic flow and reduce crashes at I-75 exit... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council voted unanimously this past week to annex the former Ruby Tuesday restaurant along highway 20 into city limits for demolition and redevelopment. A proposal for an oil change station, to be located on the site of the current Waffle House, will be considered at a later date. Once demolished, the Ruby... Continue Reading →
Update: the McDonough city council approved annexation for the former Ruby Tuesday tract on August 1. A second vote is required at a later date to consider annexation for the Waffle House tract. An annexation request for 1.11 +/- acres, located at the northeast corner of I-75 exit 218 / SR 20, will be considered... Continue Reading →
The Georgia DOT is advising motorists in Henry County that crews will be shifting traffic on Jonesboro Street in McDonough, starting east of Rosebud Lane on Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019. Eastbound traffic will be directed to utilize the newly-constructed connector to Keys Ferry Street which will then continue onto Georgia 20/81. Westbound traffic will be... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council considered three rezoning requests during its meeting on Monday, March 18. No audience members spoke during the projects' public hearings. Hampton Street TownhomesThe council voted 5-0 (one abstention, one absent) to rezone 8.92 acres from R-85 (single family residential) to RTD (residential townhome district) for property located at 235 Hampton Street.... Continue Reading →
State Route 20 / 81 aka Hampton Street will be closed west of the McDonough Square starting on April 1, weather permitting, for a ten day period. The closure is related to work within the one-way pair project. Detour signage will be provided along McDonough Parkway and Jonesboro Road. Motorists are encouraged to consider alternate... Continue Reading →
