Financed through millions of dollars sourced from federal and state funding, as planned, there are over 19 road projects designated by Georgia’s Department of Transportation (GDOT) across Habersham County for improved infrastructure in the coming years.
Future and existing plans by GDOT, presented during a meeting hosted by Partnership Habersham at North Georgia Technical College Wednesday, March 26, feature a combination of projects such as roundabouts, bridge replacements and R-cuts.
An RCUT, also referred to as a J-Turn, is an intersection design believed to reduce crashes by changing the pattern traffic crosses or turns left at major roadways, according to GDOT, thus reducing the potential for conflict with other vehicles.
Over 50 people attended Wednesday’s meeting – where residents and local leaders viewed the list of GDOT’s current road plans for the county, their impact on transportation, and raised questions about areas where future improvements are needed.
Now Habersham will have the full story of that meeting.
The list of current and pending projects by GDOT include:
RCUTs planned or in the works
- Planned RCUTs: Luthi Road, Charlie Davis Road, LC Turner Road, Double Bridge Road, Hazel Creek Road, Hulsey/Jess Kinney Road, Rock Road, U.S. 23/U.S. 441/SR 15 at Antioch Church Road, and a U-Turn between Mt Zion Road and Crane Mill Road.
- Cost: $4.3 million
- Expected completion: (currently 47% complete) by 8/31/2025
GA 365 ‘quick response’ projects:
- RCUT (planned) at: Cody Road.
- Cost: $93,000
- Expected completion: 4/30/2025
2. RCUT (in design phases) at: Wilbanks Road
- Cost: Not available
- Expected completion: Not provided
3. Recently completed RCUTs: Yonah Post Road, Alto-Mud Creek Road, Mt. Zion Road
- Cost: Not available
- Expected completion date: Completed in June of 2024
Roundabouts
- Roundabout (in progress) at: SR 115 and SR 105
- Cost: $5.1 million
- Expected completion date: (currently 67% complete) by 5/31/2025.
2. Roundabout (planned) at: SR 197 and SR 385
- Cost: Not available
- Expected completion date: 2027
Bridge replacement
- Old Historic 441/Demorest-Mt. Airy Highway
- Cost: $6.9 million
- Expected completion date: (currently 33% complete) by: 4/30/2026
2. Tugalo Short Cut Road at Little Panther Creek
- Cost: $1.4 million
- Expected completion date (12% complete) by: 10/31/2025
3. SR 17/SR 115 at Soquee River
- Cost: Not provided
- Date contract begins: 6/15/2026
4. SR 255 at Amys Creek
- Cost: Not provided
- Date (to authorize) by: 10/15/2025
5. SR 384 at Chattahoochee River
- Cost: Not provided
- Date (to authorize) by: 2/15/2026
6. Hub Tatum Road at Sautee Creek
- Cost: Not provided
- Date (to authorize) by: 10/15/2025
7. Garrison Drive at Mud Creek
- Cost: Not provided
- Date (to authorized) by: 10/15/2025
8. Seventh Street at Norfolk Southern
- Cost: Not provided
- Date (to authorized) by: 8/15/2025
