Traffic Shift Coming on Hwy. 61 in Paulding

DALLAS, GA — A traffic shift is coming this weekend on State Route 61 in Paulding County.

Needed to clear traffic away for ongoing roadwork, the shift will be at Mayfield Road and Nebo Road, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced.

According to the DOT, construction crews will shift southbound traffic at the intersection of SR 61 and Mayfield Road, starting Friday night, to the newly constructed lanes of the intersection.

The shift will allow traffic only to turn right on Highway 61.

Northbound traffic on the highway will be directed onto Cole Creek Road, to Jack Weldon Road, back to Nebo Road and onto Highway 61.

The traffic shift is needed for work on grading and staging for a permanent realignment at the intersection.

Message boards and detour signs will be set up to help motorists navigate their ways around.

The shift will stay in place from Friday night to Monday morning.

"We certainly hope that all motorists watch out for this traffic shift and be extra cautious, while approaching this work zone," said DeWayne Comer, district engineer at the DOT office in Cartersville. "This project may be causing the public some inconvenience, but upon completion, it will improve the flow of traffic in the area, make it safer, and help the public get where they need to go in Paulding County."

This weekend construction operation is part of an intersection improvement project on SR 61 at Nebo Road/Mayfield Road in Paulding County. This project has been under construction since October 2015, and is expected to be completed by mid-January 2017.