Community Corner
Trucks To Begin Crossing Mars Hill Road, Bringing Traffic Through Oconee County To Intermittent Halts
Weather will determine length of time the road will be closed during this initial phase of construction.
Crews will begin intermittent blocking of Mars Hill Road on Thursday, the first time such action has been taken on the roadway since construction work began on the widening project last November.
Weather permitting, dump trucks will begin hauling dirt across Mars Hill Road between Hodges Mill Road and Riverhaven Lane sometime after 9 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release sent out late this afternoon by the Northeast Georgia office of the state Department of Transportation.
Hauling the dirt will continue for about a week, the release said.
During that time, traffic will move freely through the area until a dump truck is ready to cross the road. At that point, traffic will be stopped to allow the truck to cross.
On Mondays through Thursdays, flagging and lane closures can occur only from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.
Flagging and road closures can occur from 7 p.m. on Fridays until 6 a.m. on Mondays, but the flagging and intermittent closings scheduled for next weekend will occur only during daylight hours, according to the release.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.