Road widening contracts let
Including
lighting agreements for U.S. 78
Gwinnett County Government
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
News Release
Charles E. Bannister, Chairman
Heather W. Sawyer, Public Relations Manager
Phone: 770.822.7035
Story contact:
Brian Allen, Director
Department of Transportation
770.822.7417
Brian.Allen@gwinnettcounty.com
(Lawrenceville,
Ga., Dec. 11, 2007) – Three new road construction projects got the green light
from the Gwinnett
County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
Braselton Highway (SR 124) will get an additional lane in each
direction from Hamilton Mill Road east to Pine Road. The County will
get $1.5 million in state funding for the project. “We really
appreciate the efforts of State DOT Board member Rudy Bowen and
Commissioner Linnenkohl for helping obtain funding for this
much-needed project to deal with congestion in the growing Hamilton
Mill area,” said District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau. G.P.’s
Enterprises will begin the work early next year.
The intersection of Cooper and Rosebud Roads south of Grayson will
be upgraded with turn lanes and a new traffic signal, eliminating
the current four-way stop. The project will reduce congestion at
this increasingly busy intersection and also around two new schools
in the area, according to Beaudreau The $2.9 million contract, which
includes turn lanes at Trip Elementary School on Cooper Road and Bay
Creek Middle School on Rosebud Road, went to the lowest of 11
bidders, Gary’s Grading, Inc. Funding comes from the 2005 SPLOST
program.
A third project on Webb Gin House Road will upgrade its intersection
with Scenic Highway (SR-124) and will add a center turn lane and
sidewalks from there to Ronald Reagan Parkway. The intersection will
get additional turn lanes and a second through lane. G.P.’s
Enterprises, the lowest of nine bidders, got the almost $4.5 million
contract that is also funded by the 2005 SPLOST program.
The Board also approved a lighting agreement with the state DOT for
assistance with lighting on the U.S. 78 corridor improvements that
are now underway. That project is a joint venture between Gwinnett
County, Georgia DOT and the Evermore Community Improvement District.
Evermore CID Executive Director Brett Harrell said, “Our strong
partnership with the Georgia DOT and the Gwinnett County Board of
Commissioners continues to deliver cost-effective community
improvements more rapidly than would otherwise be possible.”
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