Highway 20 Improvements: GDOT Plans Open House in Cherokee County

CANTON, GA -- Another public information open house will be held next week in Cherokee County so you can provide feedback on plans to widen S.R. 20 from Canton to Cumming.

The Georgia DOT's meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 at Calvary Baptist Church at 137 Hightower Road in Ball Ground.

Cherokee County residents who want to learn more about the proposed project are encouraged to attend the meeting and express their thoughts, preferences and concerns.

S.R. 20, known as Cumming Highway in Cherokee, has exceeded its capacity and multiple improvements are needed to enhance mobility and safety from Interstate 575 to GA-400 in Forsyth County.

GDOT will present a refined concept alternative to address comments heard in the December 2016 open houses to widen S.R. 20 along its existing route. A series of public meetings have been held, but additional input is still being sought in this public information open house.

A court reporter will be available during the open houses to record formal comments. The project information and displays at the public information open house will also be available for review online.

Next week's open house will be informal, and residents can drop in any time between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

You can provide your comments online. Written comments in response to the project open house will also be accepted until December 30, 2016 and should be submitted to:

Mr. Eric Duff, State Environmental Administrator
Georgia Department of Transportation
Office of Environmental Services
16th Floor, One Georgia Center
600 West Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

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