I-20 HOV Project
I reported on this earlier about Burger King and Citgo being demolished on Fairburn Road, though information at the time was vague. Talking to City Councilman Michael Carter gave a clearly view of what is ahead for Fairburn Road. My information request to the Georgia DOT has yet to be fulfilled; therefore I will do my best to present as much information as I have at this current time.
Councilman Carter explained to me that the construction along Fairburn Road is part of the I-20 HOV project from Highway 5 to H.E. Holmes Road. Georgia DOT has acquisitioned land on both sides of Interstate 20 to prepare for the construction of a much needed wider bridge. Signs on Fairburn Road placed by the City may look as if this is a City project, but it is a Georgia DOT project. The I-20 HOV Project is not affiliated with the Highway 92 Relocation Project.
Downloadable maps and documents are available at the end of the post. Get comfy, this is going to be a long one.
Basically the I-20 HOV Project is going to happen over a long period of time consisting of 18 miles of four HOV lanes from Highway 5 all the way to I-285. HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes will begin a quarter mile east of the Highway 5 Bridge with two lanes on each side separated by a concrete barrier.
Once the HOV lanes pass the Chapel Hill Road interchange, two more concrete barriers will be built to separate the lanes from regular traffic. Thus three concrete barriers will be present on Interstate 20 instead of the current single barrier. Further ahead is the Prestley Mill Road Bridge where major changes will occur.
The Duralee Lane extension will continue past Dorris Road running parallel to I-20 where it will connect at Prestley Mill Road. Area has already been cleared parallel to Interstate 20. Timber Ridge Drive may undergo a realignment which will cut into property owned by the First Baptist Church of Douglasville.
An alternate plan indicates to extend Dorris Road across I-20 to connect with Timber Ridge Drive. The bridge would provide on and off ramps for HOV drivers which will lead them west on Dorris Road and south on Timber Ridge Drive. Construction at this point would involve working around the Plantation Pipeline.
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July 19th, 2006 at 2:10 pmDavid
To ad to the list of woes. The “cheap” housing has brought in the investors, which lead to the undesireables and section 8 crowd into Douglasville. It is a shame that you cant even feel the small town atmosphere you once felt in this county cause our leaders have let it get out of hand and are greedy and have to many “friends” that get by with building whatever. Thier needs to be a hold on building new homes in Douglas county I say untill the HOV I-20 project is completed as well as the Fairburn road project. It is time for all these houses that are being built to earn some value and the people of Douglas County get familiar with thier new neighbors. If they want to be like Cobb County so much, then raise the standards a little and lets clean up the County and lets worry about all the citizens and taxpayers and not so much the “Good Ole Boys”. Its the 21st Century, lets get over that.
October 7th, 2006 at 8:59 am