Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Thousands sign online petition to stop KKK plans to adopt a stretch of roadway in Union County, Ga.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) late Tuesday denied a request from the Ku Klux Klan to adopt a stretch of roadway in Union County, Ga. (about 64 miles north of Cumming). According to a GDOT press release, the department, after consultation with Gov. Nathan Deal and the State Transportation Board Chair, denied the application. "Maintaining the safety of our roadways is this Department’s foremost mission," the press release stated. "Encountering signage and members of the KKK along a roadway would create a definite distraction to motorists." The GDOT also advised the section of roadway listed in the application was ineligible due to the posted limit exceeding 55 mph. "Further, promoting an organization with a history of …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
GDOT maintenance crews are mowing areas in north and south Forsyth County this week.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
This week maintenance crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) are again out and about in Forsyth County mowing sections of Highway 141 and Highway 20. Most activities will require shoulder or median lane closures. Crews are also repairing a culvert on Highway 306, expect a single lane closure if you are going to be in the area. A flagman may also be utilized for this work. Weather permitting, scheduled work hours are underway from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Friday, June 15. If emergency response is needed at a crash scene or if emergency repairs are necessary this schedule will change, according to the GDOT. The GDOT asks you to be especially attentive and cautious as you pass through construction work zones, slow down …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Bald Ridge Road in Cumming is one of several roads throughout the community temporarily closed for repair or maintenance work.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Several Forsyth County roads and at least one city road are closed temporarily for repair work. The Georgia Department of Transportation reports approximately 1,000 feet of Bald Ridge Road from the intersection with Highway 9 in Cumming is currently closed through the end of the year. This section of the roadway is being rebuilt. A detour is in place through the end of the year if the weather cooperates, according to a GDOT news release. “The detour was necessary because of the grade changes and shifting of Bald Ridge to align with Mary Alice Park in the finished intersection," said Georgia DOT District Engineer Bayne Smith. "This 1,000 feet long section of Bald Ridge is expected to remain closed until December 31, 2012." The signed detour…
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
GDOT maintenance crews schedule mowing in Forsyth County this week.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
This week maintenance crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will be out and about in Forsyth County mowing sections of Highway 9 and Highway 369. Most activities will require shoulder or median lane closures. Weather permitting, scheduled work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. If emergency response is needed at a crash scene or if emergency repairs are necessary this schedule will change, according to the GDOT. The GDOT asks you to be especially attentive and cautious as you pass through construction work zones, slow down and always driving responsibly. Each day, hundreds of Georgia Department of Transportation employees and contractors work on dozens of highway, bridge and intersection improvements throughout the …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
GDOT will be hosting an open house to discuss replacing three existing bridges on Highway 369/Browns Bridge Road over Lake Lanier.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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 Little Mill Middle School 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 …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The GDOT held its third meeting seeking public feedback on the Georgia 400 Express Lanes Feasibility Study.
Jim Allison is not a fan of toll lanes, but he would welcome a free flowing commute from his Alpharetta home to work in Sandy Springs. “I get on at Mansell and get off at Abernathy,” he said. “I could get on at Windward Parkway but the more I can avoid Ga. 400, the better it is.” On Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Transportation held its third meeting seeking public feedback on the Ga. 400 Express Lanes Feasibility Study. The meeting was held at First Baptist Church of Sandy Springs. The tolled express lanes would run 24 miles on Ga. 400 between I-285 and Highway 20 in Forsyth County. Similar to the express lanes on I-85, toll for entering the express lanes would increase as congestion in the regular lanes increase. “You don’t stop to …
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Attendees register disdain for state plan of adding toll plazas to relieve congestion on Georgia 400.
Officials from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) visited Forsyth County Thursday night to gather public comments and to pitch the construction of toll lanes as a possible solution to traffic congestion on Georgia 400. GDOT, through the GA 400 Express Lanes Feasibility study, is looking for ways to improve mobility along a 24-mile stretch of the corridor from SR 20/Buford Highway to I-285. Thursday night's gathering at Piney Grove Middle School was the second of three planned Open House meetings. The final one is set for Tuesday, March 20 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Sandy Springs. "The study is for the addition of toll lanes or a no-build option," said GDOT spokeswoman Teri Pope. "If citizens don't …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Exercise extreme caution on roadways tonight into Friday morning, also wind advisory in effect for Forsyth County until midnight.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
A wind advisory is in effect for Forsyth County until midnight, according to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. Strong and gusty winds blowing from the west at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph are expected tonight. If you are going to be traveling on the roadways tonight into Friday morning, the Georgia Department of Transportation is urging you to exercise extreme caution as winter weather is in the current forecast for parts of North Georgia. “We are continuously monitoring the weather and the forecast as winter weather is predicted," said Kent Sager, district engineer at the DOT office in Cartersville, in a press release. "Snow, black ice and fallen trees are possible overnight and tomorrow morning. Before you head out …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
GDOT this week announced it's launching an innovative, sponsorship-based opportunity – at no cost to the agency and state taxpayers.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that it will “be the first state in the southeast to partner with local businesses and a national firm to remove litter from Georgia highways, according to a news release. "We are very proud to be the first southeastern state to institute the Sponsor-A-Highway concept and I want to thank these great Georgia companies here today who are helping us begin this effort," said DOT Commissioner Keith Golden. In the program, businesses such as Zoo Atlanta, Tanger Outlets Mall and Hennessy Lexus Atlanta can contract with Adopt A Highway Maintenance Corp., headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., for monthly litter removal from designated sections of state roadways. Zoo Atlanta, for instance, sponsors …
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Georgia Transportation Board is using a new Web site and Facebook and Twitter, as well as the old standards of radio and television, to give future updates on inclement weather and road conditions.
Residents in Georgia are now able to get updates of inclement weather and road conditions from the Georgia Department of Transportation via Facebook, Twitter and a newly designed Web site. A preview of the new inclement weather section of the department’s Web site was a highlight at this month's meeting of the Georgia Transportation Board. The page went live late last week. In addition to the new Web page, social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter will be used to distribute information in the event of severe weather. These communication tools will be manned by staff from GDOT for who might find it easier to follow weather alerts and updates through social media. Officials said these new outlets will be in addition to the …
William Evelyn Jr.
2:21 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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