To improve traffic congestion and reduce crash frequency, Gwinnett County and Georgia Department of Transportation officials are proposing a full-diamond interchange on I-85 at McGinnis Ferry Road, and they want some input from motorists who will use the road.
Because of COVID-19, there will not be an in-person information open house. All of the information can be accessed online on the GDOT website, on agency websites and on social media. The information will be accessible until Oct. 8.
Gwinnett County and GDOT are seeking feedback on the project, which would be constructed in two phases.
Phase One calls for construction of the south-facing ramps from McGinnis Ferry Road to I-85 to create a half-diamond interchange. McGinnis Ferry Road would be widened on both sides approaching the bridge, and the sidewalk and the shared use path would be replaced. The existing bridge would remain with median modifications.
Phase Two would construct the north-facing ramps from McGinnis Ferry Road to I-85 to complete the full-diamond interchange.
Funding for this project comes from the Gwinnett County’s SPLOST program, the state of Georgia and the federal government.
More information about the project is available at this link.
