Lake Lanier Association Executive Director Joanna Cloud says boat docks on Lake Lanier are threatened by extremely high water levels.
Boat Docks Threated on Rain-Swelled Lake Lanier
Category: Closures
Two Mile Creek Park Closed for Renovations until April 2016
We’re thankful for the plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at Lake Lanier to renovate Two Mile Creek Park at 9200 Bethel Road in Gainesville. Two Mile Creek Park is now closed.  When the park re-opens, probably in mid-April of 2016, there will …
Concrete Poured on New Bridge by Lake Lanier Olympic Venue
Progress continues on the new bridge over the Chattahoochee River near the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue at Clarks Bridge Park on State Route 284 at the north end of the lake. Our friends with the Georgia DOT said a concrete pour took place on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 …
Clarks Bridge Road / Rt 284 Has Reopened
Our pal, Georgia Department of Transportation Communications Officer Teri N. Pope has good news for folks on the north end of the lake. The summer detour that closed State Route 284 / Clarks Bridge Road near Lake Lanier’s Olympic Venue ended a day early and reopened before 9 …
Digging the Olympic Venue Pedestrian Tunnel
Thru-traffic was shut down on Clarks Bridge Road/SR 284 back on May 26, 2014, near the parking lots of the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue and Clarks Bridge Park. That closure will remain in place until July 26th, which should be enough time to construct the new Olympic Venue …
Dummies Guide to the Closing of Clarks Bridge Road
No, you’re not a dummy. (Probably.) This is the simplified explanation of ways to avoid the chaos when Clarks Bridge Road/SR 284 closes on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, and everybody says, “Hey! Nobody told ME the dang road was going to be closed!” The new …
Widening of SR 20 Will Improve Lake Access (Someday)
Georgia’s Forsyth County is one of America’s fastest growing areas. That’s good news and bad news. For drivers stuck on GA 400 or I-985, more people means more traffic; especially when you try to get from GA 400 to I-985 south of Lake Lanier — …
Clarks Bridge Construction Hits Milestone
Our pal, Georgia Department of Transportation Communications Officer Teri N. Pope, always has newsworthy information to share. Too much, really. So, we pick and choose stories that we believe will keep you informed and interested. That’s why we promise not to post a gazillion stories …
The Latest Word from the DOT: “Thanks! It’s Over!”
The Georgia DOT says, “Thank you for your help this week battling Old Man Winter!” “By staying off state routes and interstates, you gave GDOT room to work in the travel lanes. We were able to remove winter precipitation and treat the roadways more efficiently. …
DOT: “Icy Conditions — Stay Off the Roads” (10 AM 2-13-14)
Governor Deal has extended the State of Emergency for 91 counties in Georgia through Sunday, February 16, 2014. Minimal lanes on major freeways are passable, but side roads are laden with ice and snow. Teri Pope of the Department of Transportation warns us that perilous …