DOT begins work in Banks Co and makes plans for roundabout in Jackson Co

There is a heads up for drivers in Banks County, where the Georgia DOT says work on Highway 441 will make for lane closures from the I-85 bridge to Banks Crossing. Work that begins today is expected to continue for about a month.

The Georgia DOT has awarded a $3.3 million contract for construction of another traffic circle, a roundabout planned for Winder Highway and Galilee Church Road in Jackson County.

There is also DOT bridgework planned for Dawson County.

From the Ga DOT website…

There is also DOT bridge work planned for Dawson County. have a new bridge to travel next year. Georgia DOT and contractor E.R. Snell are planning to begin construction on a new bridge at State Route (SR) 136/Price Road which will replace the 68-year-old crossing located at Toto Creek. Preliminary construction work will begin on October 23, 2023 weather p ermitting.

Toto Creek bridge is steel stringer bridge that was built in 1956 by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It was designed by consulting engineer Patchen & Zimmerman of Augusta. Steel stringer bridges were favored for their economies of initial cost, construction and maintenance, and they dominated pre-1966 bridge construction in Georgia and the nation. T

his bridge is typical of the hundreds of nearly identical replacement stringer bridges built by the state highway department from the 1920s to 1966 as part of their improvement of the state highway system.

Traffic through the area will continue until removal of the old bridge which begins in 2024. A detour will be established to SR 400. A temporary traffic light will be installed at the intersection of Henry Grady Parkway and SR 400 in the interim to manage traffic. Full bridge closure is tentatively scheduled for February 2024. Once the new bridge is complete, the roadway will reopen. The completion date of the overall project is scheduled for November 2024. Traffic delays are anticipated. Consider SR 53 as an alternate route to access Gainesville and Hall County. Always slow down upon entering a work zone and be cognizant of posted speed

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