Old Dixie Highway To Close For 1 Month In Bartow County

ADAIRSVILLE, GA -- The Georgia Department of Transportation is advising motorists in Bartow County of a detour off Old Dixie Highway at S.R. 140 will start this week to accommodate work on a new tie-in to the state highway.

Old Dixie Highway will be closed to through traffic for about a month and traffic will be detoured onto U.S. 41/S.R. 3/Joe Frank Harris Parkway.

GDOT urges motorists to watch out for the message boards at closing points on S.R. 3 and Old Dixie Highway and signs along the detour route.

“We certainly hope that all motorists watch out for these detour signs and be extra cautious while approaching this work zone,” said DeWayne Comer, district engineer at the Georgia DOT office in Cartersville. “We understand that the closure of Old Dixie Highway at this location may cause some inconvenience to the area residents, but it is necessary for completing this construction operation as quickly as possible and giving the roadway back to the local traffic and traveling public,” Comer explained.

This operation is part of a 0.995-mile project of widening and reconstruction on S.R. 140, beginning west of Oothkalootha Creek and extending to U.S. 41 in Bartow County.

The project also includes the construction of two bridges over Oothkalootha Creek and the CSX Railroad. Work on this project began late June 2016. It is expected to be completed by the end of December 2017, at a construction cost of $11.9 million.

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