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Work begins this week on $5M Winder strret upgrade<br />
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WINDER - Georgia DOT plans overnight work this week on SR 11/Broad Street in Winder. <br />
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Crews will close one lane to install new pipe for a water line beginning at 9 p.m. and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday night through Friday morning, starting tonight. No lane closures are planned Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights.<br />
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Monday night, the right northbound lane will be closed from the railroad crossing to Laura Street. Tuesday night through Thursday night, the right northbound lane will be closed from Laura Street to Candler Street. These are the only lane closures planned this week and will occur if weather cooperates.<br />
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"This project reconstructs the roadway and installs the streetscape features of an Enhancement Project. We want you to know all about the work so we are hosting a Community Information Session, Thursday April 18th at 6 p.m. at the Winder Community Center. Please come and find out all about the work in Winder. After the project, the roadway itself will be strong and durable, moving traffic more efficiently through Downtown. Broad Street will also be more pedestrian friendly and an attractive place to spend your time, drawing more people Downtown," explained Bayne Smith, Georgia DOT District Engineer. <br />
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This 0.72 mile long project awarded to G.P.'s Enterprises of Statham for $4,949,306.21 with a completion date of July 31, 2014. The project will rebuild SR 11/Broad Street from the ground up. Enhancement work includes new sidewalks, curb and gutter, benches, lighting and landscaping.<br />
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Georgia DOT will be sending out updates throughout the project. If you would like to receive those updates via email please email
[email protected]. The Winder Downtown Development Authority will share project updates on its Facebook page.<br />
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Meanwhile, the resurfacing of SR 53/Gainesville Highway from Broad Street in Winder to the Barrow-Jackson county line at the Mulberry River continues. Work on the 3.3-mile project got underway last week and is scheduled for completion in late October. State DOT says this section of roadway was last resurfaced in 1987.
