Open House For Bells Ferry Road Improvements On April 26

WOODSTOCK, GA — Residents are invited to attend an open house to discuss a proposal to widen and improve a portion of Bells Ferry Road in Cherokee County. The open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Boston Elementary School.

The proposed plans call for the widening and reconstructing Bells Ferry Road between South Fork Way and Victoria Road and the replacing the bridge on Bells Ferry Road over Little River.

This two-lane road would be widened to a four-lane roadway with a raised median from South Fork Way to Victoria Road, a distance of roughly 2.34 miles. The proposed project also includes replacing the bridge on Bells Ferry Road over the Little River arm of Allatoona Lake, GDOT said.

The construction of the new bridge may require short term — up to one month — detours of traffic on Bells Ferry Road and Surrey Drive at its intersection with Bells Ferry Road.

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“The Georgia DOT strongly believes that since these improvements to Bells Ferry Road are intended to serve the people of Cherokee County, the ideas and preferences of these people are important and can make a difference in our planning process,” said DeWayne Comer, district engineer at the Georgia DOT office in Cartersville.“ This meeting will provide the public with an opportunity to review the proposed project and possible detours, ask questions, and express their preferences.”

Thursday's open house will be informal and the public is invited to attend anytime between 5-7 p.m. The meeting site is accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged with advance notice by calling Joseph Ciavarro District Planning & Programming Engineer at 678-721-5164.

Written statements will be accepted about the project until Thursday, May 10. Written statements can be mailed to:

Eric Duff, State Environmental Administrator
Georgia Department of Transportation Office of Environmental Services
600 West Peachtree Street, NW – 16th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

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