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Planned U.S. 129 detour in Jackson Co. to be discussed

By Staff
Posted 6:30PM on Sunday 22nd March 2015 ( 10 years ago )
JEFFERSPM - Georgia DOT will hold a public information meeting March 31 to discuss a proposed detour for reconstruction of a culvert under State Route 11/US 129 in Jackson County.

The meeting will be held from 5:00-7:00 at Cornerstone Church located at 6933 Highway 11 in Jefferson. Georgia DOT engineers will be available to discuss the proposed project and detour details. There will be no formal presentation.

The culvert is 6.3 miles southwest of Jefferson.

Plans call for traffic to be routed from SR 11/US 129 in Jefferson to SR 82 to SR 211 and back to SR 11/US 129. The proposed detour route will be in place approximately 60-90 days and is 14.7 miles long. It utilizes only state routes.

After the meeting, you can view the displays of the project at the Georgia DOT Area Office located at 450 Old Hull Road in Athens.

The plans will also be available online at the DOT website at www.dot.ga.gov. On the home page choose "PartnerSmart" next choose "Public/Media Center" then "Public Outreach" and select the project's County and choose go. A list of DOT projects in that County will appear and you can select the one you'd like to view. Newer projects are at the bottom of the project list.

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