Expect delays – choose an alternative route if possible The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) and contractor GP Inc. announced it will be closing one lane of traffic both east and westbound on SR […]
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Atlanta and the surrounding area, including Walton, Gwinnett and surrounding counties for July 26, 2023. Under Code […]
Update: Walton County Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Craig League said Walton EMS transported one patient to Northside Gwinnett with moderate injuries. GSP worked the investigation. WALTON COUNTY, GA (July 17, 2023) – At 1:55 p.m. […]
Weather permitting, beginning Monday, July 10, crews will be resurfacing portions of State Route 11 and shifting lanes to complete the SR 11/SR 316 intersection improvement project. The resurfacing project will run Monday, July 10 […]
Update: At midnight on July 4th, the end of the Independence Day holiday weekend travel period, the Georgia Department of Public Safety reported that there had been 18 deaths on Georgia Roads. There were no […]
ATLANTA, GA – The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is suspending lane closures and sharing the best and worst travel days for the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend. Lane closures will be suspended on Georgia […]
Detours will be established – expect delays WHAT: Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) and contractor Vertical Earth LLC will be working on a drainage improvement project which will upgrade and replace the existing 130 year-old […]
Officials expect it to be open by July 1, 2025 When John Howard first read about the possibility of a bypass for downtown Monroe, the mayor was a senior at George Walton Academy. That was in […]
Phase 2 reconstruction progress on the I.285/GA 400 project continues at three critical mainline Interstate 285 bridges. Three lanes in each direction remain open during the daytime hours with additional closures in the nighttime hours […]
Letting includes one in Clarke County and another in Gwinnett County The April announcement of construction project awards for Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) Northeast District included three projects totaling $31,318,585. Georgia DOT awarded […]
(Atlanta, GA) – The final count of traffic fatalities given by the Georgia Department of Public Safety for the 2023 Memorial Day travel period amounted to 16. The GDPS reports that Georgia State Patrol (GSP) […]
ATLANTA – To allow for an anticipated increase in Memorial Day weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced today the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, […]
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Transportation (Geoorgia DOT) will host three in-person public meetings to povide the community an opportunity to review informational materials and provide initial feedback on the State Route (SR) 316 […]
(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 22, 2023) – The Gwinnett Police Accident Investigation Unit is working to locate a vehicle of interest possibly involved it a hit and run involving a pedestrian. According to a press release, […]
Motorists reminded to request assistance, report incidents to 511GA ATLANTA, GA – Georgia DOT today announced temporary modifications to its Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO) program’s active patrol schedule. By July 1, 2023, HERO will temporarily […]
“Click It or Ticket” seat belt awareness and enforcement campaign began May 15 as Newton County Sheriff’s Office joins Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to save lives on Georgia roads NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — With […]
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Description The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has Issued A * severe thunderstorm Warning For Southern Barrow county in North Central Georgia Southeastern Gwinnett county in North Central Georgia Central Walton county in North […]
Three injuries were reported WALTON COUNTY, GA (May 9, 2023) Walton County Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Craig League reported just after 3 p.m. that crews are responding to a two-vehicle crash on Mt. Vernon Road […]
UPDATE: MONROE, GA (May 6, 2023) Georgia State Patrol Post 46 Assistant Commander Sgt. Richard Thacker confirmed that a motorcyclist died in the crash on Ga. 11 in Monroe this afternoon. He said that at […]
WHAT: Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) contractor G.P.’s Enterprises has completed nightly lane closures that were scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2023, through Saturday evening, April 30, 2023 for night paving operation to construct temporary […]
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