{"id":19055,"date":"2017-08-27T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T17:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=19055"},"modified":"2017-08-27T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T17:32:18","slug":"gdot-construction-on-i-75-exit-29-2017-08-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/gdot-construction-on-i-75-exit-29-2017-08-28.html","title":{"rendered":"GDOT construction on I-75 Exit 29 2017-08-28"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nThis is the entrance to I-75 from GA 122 that often is backed up all the way to the traffic light in Hahira in the morning, that I use all the time.\r\nIt did change quite a bit way back in 2006<\/a>.\r\nMore concerns were raised by citizens in 2013<\/a>,\r\nbut “No major changes made as a result of comments received.”\r\nOne archaeological site was found<\/a> in a survey.\r\nThe winning bid for each of the utilities relocation<\/a>\r\n and the main contract<\/a>\r\nwas Reames.\r\n

\r\nGDOT PR, 2017-08-25,\r\n\r\nLowndes County: Reconstruction of I-75 Exit 29 Starts Monday<\/a>,\r\n

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\r\nVALDOSTA — Changes that will impact traffic are coming to\r\nInterstate 75 at Exit 29 next week as\r\n\r\n a Georgia Department of\r\nTransportation contractor begins reconstruction of the interchange.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nExit 29 is SR 122 at Hahira. The north and south outside (right)\r\nlanes approaching the exit will close at 7 p.m. Monday and reopen\r\nbefore 7 a.m. Tuesday. The outside lanes will reopen once the\r\nbarrier is in place, but the outside shoulders between the entrance\r\nand exit ramps will remain closed for construction of the new\r\noverpass.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nConstruction will also require closing the inside (left) north and\r\nsouth lanes to traffic approaching and traveling under the bridge.\r\nThe contractor will begin installing a concrete barrier in that\r\nlocation at 7 p.m. Tuesday. This will close the north and south\r\ninside lanes and shoulders for the duration of construction.\r\nMotorists should expect to see heavy equipment in the area,\r\nincluding a crane, as construction progresses. Motorists will also\r\nstart seeing right of way clearing at both exits and utility\r\ncompanies on site as they relocate lines, poles, etc.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nReconstructing Exits 29 and 22 will improve traffic flow and\r\ncapacity and improve visibility for drivers exiting the ramps. The\r\nbridges were built in 1960 and the design is outdated for current\r\nand projected traffic. Bridges will be widened to four lanes with\r\nturn lanes, paved shoulders and concrete medians. Northbound ramps\r\nat Exit 22, U.S. 41\/SR 7\/North Valdosta Road near Valdosta, will be\r\nreconstructed as a conventional diamond design. Southbound ramps\r\nwill remain as is. At Exit 29, all ramps will be a conventional\r\ndiamond design.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe new bridges will be built adjacent to the existing overpasses,\r\nwhich will not close during construction. Georgia DOT awarded the\r\nconstruction contract to Reames and Son Construction Co. Inc. of\r\nValdosta in June. The completion date for the two interchanges is\r\nApril 30, 2020 and the construction cost is $49 million.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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\r\n2013-10-24:\r\nVLMPO held open houses about this project four years ago<\/a>.\r\n

\r\n2014-05-16:\r\n\r\nGDOT Approved Location & Design Report<\/a>\r\nfor “I-75 Improvements from North of SR 133 to the Cook County Line”,\r\nincluding\r\n

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\r\nInterstate 75(SR 122 (Main Street) Interchange Exit 29\r\n<\/H4>\r\n

\r\nThe I-75\/SR 122 (Main Street) Interchange, Exit 29, reconstruction\r\nbegins on Main Street just east of the Frank’s Creek bridge\r\napproximately 1782 feet west of Us. With proposed improvements, the\r\nexisting two- lane SR 122 would transition to and become two\r\neastbound lanes and one westbound lane separated by a variable width\r\nflush median with rural 6 1\/2-foot outside paved shoulders\r\napproaching the intersection of relocated Morven Road and a proposed\r\naccess road serving the parcels of land on the north side of SR 122\r\napproximately 986 feet west of HS SR 122 would continue as a\r\nfour-lane divided roadway with a 20-foot raised concrete median and\r\nrural 6 1\/Z-foot outside paved shoulders to the intersection of\r\nrelocated Union Road approximately 1063 feet east of I-75. SR 122\r\nwould continue as one lane in each direction separated\r\nby a variable width flush median. The I-75\/SR 122 Interchange\r\nreconstruction on Main Street ends approximately 1848 feet east of\r\nI-75 where the project would tie to the existing two—lane\r\nrural roadway.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe project would include a new bridge over I-75 and reconstruct the\r\nI-75 ramps as a conventional diamond interchange. Approximately 0.7\r\nmiles of Morven Road (CR 782) and 0.7 miles of Union Road (CR 38)\r\nwould be relocated to intersect reconstructed SR 122 to provide\r\nmaximum median opening spacing with the proposed I-75 ramps while\r\nminimizing impacts to the surrounding area.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nEither GDOT or Lowndes County or both has been trying to do this for a long time:\r\n

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\r\n\r\nConcept Approval Date:\r\n<\/strong>\r\nOctober 19, 1999 under Project NH-75-1l203) Lowndes County Phase II\r\nAugust 17, 2007 Approved Revised Concept Report\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nA bit farther down:\r\n

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Public Involvement:<\/H4>\r\n

\r\nHearing results: A public hearing is not required\r\n