Cleveland, Ga. – Georgia DOT announces a traffic shift on SR 115 at Tesnatee Valley Gap Road starting tomorrow, March 24, if weather permits.
What: The left turning lane from SR 115 east to Tesnatee Valley Gap Road will be removed and about 500 feet of the SR 115 westbound passing lane approaching Tesnatee Valley Gap Road will be removed so crews can work in those lanes. SR 115 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Tesnatee Valley Gap Road.
Why: First crews will install a 72 inch drainage pipe under State Route 115 then begin building the new intersection for Phase One of the Cleveland Bypass.
Where: State Route 115 at Tesnatee Valley Gap Road
The traffic change will remain in effect until the intersection is completed.
Please use extra caution as you travel through the work zone while traffic becomes familiar with the changes.
This week is National Work Zone Safety Week – join Georgia DOT to improve the safety of work zones by slowing down and “Expect the Unexpected.” A work zone safety fact sheet is attached.
Each day, hundreds of Georgia Department of Transportation employees and contractors work on dozens of highway, bridge and intersection improvements throughout the state. Their work often brings them and heavy machinery in close proximity to travel lanes. Fifty-seven Georgia DOT personnel and many more motorists, passengers and contractors’ workers have been killed in highway work zone accidents since 1973. Please help us prevent these tragedies by slowing down; being especially attentive and cautious as you pass through construction work zones; and always driving responsibly. Safer Driving; Safer Work Zones; For Everyone. For more information on Georgia DOT, please visit www.dot.ga.gov or subscribe to our Press Release RSS feed. You also may follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GDOTNE ) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/GDOTNE).
