Traffic To Shift Monday on Highway 113 in Bartow

The Georgia Department of Transportation is advising motorists in Bartow County of a traffic shift on State Route 113 at the Covered Bridge Road, scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18, according to a press release. 

The outside eastbound lane will be closed and eastbound and westbound traffic between Taft Road and Old Stilesboro Road will be shifted onto the two westbound lanes to allow for construction work on the outside eastbound lane on this portion of the highway. 

“We certainly hope that all motorists watch out for this traffic shift and be extra cautious, while approaching this work zone,” DeWayne Comer, district engineer at the DOT office in Cartersville, said in the release. “This project may be causing the public some inconvenience, but upon completion, it will improve the flow of traffic in the area, make it safer and help the public get where they need to go in Bartow County.”

Construction on the affected stretch of Highway 113 is part of a 3.777-mile project of widening and reconstruction beginning west of Taft Road and extending to east of Old Alabama Road. It also includes the relocation of Old Alabama Road and construction of three bridges and approaches within its limits. This project has been under construction since February, and is expected to be completed by the end of December 2014, at a construction cost of $16,920,379. 

Georgia DOT urges travelers to call 511 for updated information about this or any other construction project on interstates and state routes. 

Georgia 511 is a free phone service that provides real-time traffic and travel information statewide, such as traffic conditions, incidents, lane closures, and delays due to inclement weather. Callers also can transfer to operators to request assistance or report incidents 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More information is available at www.511ga.org. 

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