Road Construction to Begin on SR 316 Interchanges in GC

Weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin Nov. 15 on the outside travel lanes on the new interchange from SR 20 and Collins Hill Road to SR 316 in Lawrenceville.

According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, once the project is completed, motorists will access SR 316 via ramps instead of the existing intersections. 

“This project will build one interchange or exit to allow traffic from 316 to access 20 or to access Collins Hill Road using a system of long ramps. The existing signalized intersections at State Route 20 and at Collins Hill Road will be removed as the interchange is finished. It is similar to the system we have along I-85 from SR 120 down to Pleasant Hill Road. You get off the mainline of I-85 south at SR 120 and use the parallel roads to access the exit you need,” said Todd McDuffie, GDOT district engineer.

McDuffie said crews will begin installing erosion control systems, work zone signage and begin clearing vegetation. No lanes will be closed now but shoulders of SR 316, SR 20 and Collins Hill Road could be closed as needed. Clearing is scheduled to begin alongside SR 316 westbound at SR 20 and work toward Collins Hill Road.

The $37.4 million construction project includes 2.23 miles of new roadway and two new bridges over SR 316. The project is scheduled for completion Dec. 31, 2014 and the contractor is GP’S Enterprises, Inc. of Auburn.