GDOT to seek bids for Ga. 20 widening in Canton

The widening of Cumming Highway (Ga. 20) from two to six lanes on Canton’s east side has been approved for bid-letting in March, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced.

The state-funded project, estimated to cost $25.8 million, will extend for about one mile through a busy commercial area near Northside Hospital-Cherokee, the largest employer in Cherokee County. The project begins 0.3 miles east of I-575 and ends just east of Scott Road. Plans call for a six-lane road with a 20-foot raised median.

“This widening project provides much-needed capacity relief for east-west connectivity in an area that has seen huge population growth over the last 10 years,” said state Sen. Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. “In addition, the raised median is an added safety measure to reduce potential crashes.”