GDOT To Install Left Turn Lane On Ga. 20

CARTERSVILLE, GA — The Georgia Department of Transportation has approved $62,065 in Quick Response Program funding to improve the safety and efficiency along a segment on Ga. 20 in Bartow County.

The work calls for adding a left turn lane on Ga. 20 east of Interstate 75 at the median break to improve the flow of traffic at the location, GDOT said. The project, awarded to Cartersville-based Bartow Paving, is expected to be completed in two weeks following the Thanksgiving holiday.

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

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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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