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New traffic signal set for Ga. 140 near Canton

Aerial view depicts the intersection of Reinhardt College Parkway (Ga. 140) and Lower Burris, Puckett and Byrd Mountain roads near Canton. A new traffic signal for the crossroads is to be activated May 5. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Aerial view depicts the intersection of Reinhardt College Parkway (Ga. 140) and Lower Burris, Puckett and Byrd Mountain roads near Canton. A new traffic signal for the crossroads is to be activated May 5. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By David Ibata
April 24, 2020

Weather permitting, a new traffic signal is to be activated at 9 a.m., May 5, at the reconstructed intersection of Reinhardt College Parkway (Ga. 140) and Lower Burris Road near Canton, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced.

Cherokee County previously awarded a $2.7 million contract to Bartow Paving Co. Inc. to reconstruct the intersection of Ga. 140 and Lower Burris, Puckett Creek and Byrd Mountain roads.

The project provides right- and left-turn lanes on Ga. 140 and left-turn lanes on Lower Burris and Puckett Creek, with Byrd Mountain relocated to the east of the crossroads to tie into Lower Burris a safe distance away. GDOT contributed $350,000 to help pay for the work.

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