GDOT approves $18.8M contract for widening of Ga. 20 in Forsyth Co.

ATLANTA - The state Department of Transportation has awarded an $18.8 million contract for the widening of State Route 20 from Samples Road to James Burgess Road in Forsyth County.

The 2.75-mile project will widen the now two-lane route to A four-lane divided highway with sidewalks. The contract was awarded to C.W. Matthews Contracting, Inc. of Marietta for $18.8 million with a completion date of November 30, 2016. Construction is expected to begin this summer.

Once the work is underway, a total of 7.53 miles of SR 20 will be under construction in three projects from James Burgess in Forsyth County to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Gwinnett County.

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