You can forget scooting through the intersection of Routes 20 and 316 around 1 PM today. It ain’t gonna happen.
The GA DOT will set off a controlled blast at 1 PM to remove rock from the Route 316 at Route 20 intersection.
Traffic will be stopped briefly before the intersection as the blast occurs.
One more blast is needed to remove the rock from the intersection.
Don’t worry. Lake Lanier will still be there when you arrive.
“Controlled blasts are the most efficient method of removing large rock deposits from a work area. This rock is in the area of the new SR 20 bridge over SR 316. To ensure safety of motorists, traffic will be stopped approximately 1,000 feet away from the intersection on all four approaches for about 5 minutes. Only one blast is planned today,” explained District Construction Engineer, Harold Mull.
Once the project is completed, motorists on SR 316 will access SR 20 and Collins Hill Road via ramps instead of the existing intersections and vice versa. “This project will build one interchange or exit to allow traffic from State Route 316 to access State Route 20 or to access Collins Hill Road using a system of long ramps.
The existing signalized intersections at State Route 20 and at Collins Hill Road will be removed as the interchange is finished. It is similar to the system we have along I-85 from SR 120 down to Pleasant Hill Road. You get off the mainline of I-85 south at SR 120 and use the parallel roads to access the exit you need,” concluded Mull.
