Gainesville, Ga. – Georgia DOT announces work to clean up from Winter’s wrath continues in Northeast Georgia. Today crews will begin installing thousands of raised pavement markers (RPMs) that were scraped off state routes by snowplows.
Crews are still removing debris, fallen limbs and damaged trees from rights of was in the hardest hit counties; Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Lumpkin.
Installation of RPMs begins today in Gainesville along SR 11/US 129. This work requires a rolling lane closure and will cause delays in the area. Replacing the thousands of RPMs in Northeast Georgia will take several months.
Raised pavement markers are reflective delineators that help motorists see lane lines during low light conditions especially at night.
Please slow down and move over one lane as you see crews working in or alongside state routes and interstates.
