Open House Tuesday on Bridge Replacements Over Lake Lanier

The public is invited to attend an informal open house meeting to discuss replacing three existing bridges on Highway 369/Browns Bridge Road over Lake Lanier in Forsyth and Hall Counties.

The open house, hosted by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), will be on Tuesday, May 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at located at 6800 Little Mill Road in Cumming.

Georgia DOT engineers and consultants will be available to discuss the proposals that involve replacing bridges over Six Mile Creek, Two Mile Creek and the Chattahoochee River portion of Lake Lanier.

"It's an informal, come up and see the presentation – it's a one-on-one discussion with folks," said Teri Pope, spokesperson with GDOT. 

Even though the proposals are in the very early stages, attendees will see what the replacement bridges will look like and there will be some information given on construction.

"But we're still too far away to know a whole lot about that," said Pope.

Anyone unable to attend the open house can send comments on the project to:

Glenn Bowman, State Environmental Administrator
Georgia DOT
600 West Peachtree Street
16th Floor
Atlanta, Ga. 30308

All comments will be considered in the development of the final project design and must be received by June 1.

Following the open house meeting, plans and handouts can be viewed at the Georgia DOT Area Office located at 2594 Gillsville Highway in Gainesville or at the Georgia DOT District Office located at 2505 Athens Highway in Gainesville. The plans will also be available on the DOT Web site.