GDOT Begins Ga. 20 Intersection Improvement Project

CANTON, GA — The Georgia Department of Transportation has approved Quick Response Program funding for an intersection along Highway 20 in Canton. The program will provide $156,736 to improve safety and efficiency on Ga. 20 at Herndon Lane.

Work on the project, awarded to Northwest Georgia Paving, Inc., has started and should wrap up in 60 days, GDOT said. The contractor will extend install dual left turn lanes in the southbound direction at S.R. 20/Knox Bridge Highway and Herndon Lane and a median in front of the RaceTrac gas station driveway in order to enhance safety and improve the flow of traffic at this intersection.

“Upon completion, this Quick Response project will help improve the flow of traffic on S.R. 20, make it safer and help the public get where they need to go in Cherokee County,” said Grant Waldrop, district engineer at the DOT office in Cartersville.

Work on this project will occasionally require lane closures, night work, shoulder closures and pacing of traffic. Motorists should be aware of the advanced warning signs and watch out for contractor personnel and vehicles in this work zone.

The Quick Response Program supports low cost operational projects on the State Route system such as restriping, intersection improvements, turn lane additions and extensions. These project can be implemented in a short period of time and typically cost less than $200,000. They generally stay within the state right-of-way and require little if any utility relocation. Quick Response projects are identified by Georgia DOT staff and managed through the Office of Local Grants.

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