S.R. 372, Providence Road Roundabout Switch Coming Wednesday

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The Georgia Department of Transportation is informing motorists that contractors will shift traffic along S.R. 372/Birmingham Highway at New Providence Road/Providence Road onto its new alignment this week.

The agency said the shift will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 and is advising residents to slow and and use caution before traveling through the work zone. The shift is part of the project installing a roundabout along the state route at New Providence Road/Providence Road.

New signage and striping will be in place to assist drivers through the area and message signs will be utilized to alert the public of upcoming changes. Drivers should be aware that personnel and equipment will be operating in close proximity to the travel lanes.

GDOT awarded the more than $2 million construction contract to Bartow Paving Company, Inc. in summer 2013. In August, the company began work redirecting the intersection approach and installing a roundabout. The work was originally scheduled to last 18 months.