Henry County is exploring the creation of tax allocation districts (TADs) and two areas have been identified as possible candidates in the initial screening. The TAD study is a secondary component of the megasite master plan. The possible candidates are the North Henry corridor, located around the intersection of state route 138 and US 23... Continue Reading →
A previous concept to build a roundabout has been scrapped for a traffic signal. (Locust Grove photo) As part of their 2020 local maintenance and improvement grant funds, Locust Grove is continuing design work for a traffic signal at state route 42 and Marketplace Blvd. Local governments in Georgia receive annual LMIG grant funding from... Continue Reading →
The Georgia Department of Transportation invites residents to an upcoming open house to learn more about plans to widen state route 42 in downtown Locust Grove and provide their feedback. The project proposes to construct one additional southbound travel lane between Bill Gardner Parkway and Peeksville Road to address existing traffic congestion and improve roadway... Continue Reading →
The new bank and medical office building will front Georgia 42. (applicant photo) The Locust Grove city council approved this week an applicant’s request for a conditional use permit to build a new bank and single-story medical office building at the intersection of Georgia 42 and Marketplace Blvd. The conditional use permit was required to... Continue Reading →
Building A will be built west (photo right) of the recently completed building B. (real estate photo) Building B, offering 1.1 million square feet (MSF) of industrial space to a future tenant, was recently finished at Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms. The development, approved by the board of commissioners in 2015, includes 260 acres and... Continue Reading →
The former Toys "R" Us distribution center, located at 830 Highway 42 South in McDonough, is available for leasing. The building, originally constructed in 1998, has sat vacant since Toys "R" Us shut down operations in summer 2018. The 154 acre property contains 972,350 square feet of industrial space with a possible building expansion of... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has awarded a contract to Peek Pavement Marking, LLC to install rumble strips along select state highways within Henry County. State Route 42 (Clayton County line to SR 16 in Jackson) and SR 155 (McDonough to Spalding County line) will receive the additional safety feature. The $1,434,076.38 contract has an estimated completion date... Continue Reading →
The Gardner 42 project will have site entrances along highway 42 and Marketplace Blvd. (applicant photo) The Gardner 42 industrial development in Locust Grove is expanding to include 96 acres located immediately north of the existing construction. The property is bank owned and zoned M-1 (light industrial) so no public hearings are required for the... Continue Reading →
Updates to Georgia DOT's website suggest that an upcoming roadway widening project along Georgia 42 has been pushed back to start construction in 2025. The project, extending between SR 138 in Stockbridge and I-675 in Clayton County, was budgeted as recently as September 2018 to start construction in 2020. Preliminary engineering for the project was... Continue Reading →
