The largest section of the Highway 20 widening project will be getting underway soon. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently awarded C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. a $104 million contract to widen the road from State Route 369 in Cherokee County to Post Road in Forsyth County. The contract is the largest active contract for road projects in Northwest Georgia

This section of the Highway 20 project spans about six miles, and will widen the route to three lanes in each direction. Two phases in Cherokee County that stretch from I-575 to Union Hill Road are nearly complete. The Forsyth County phase from Post Road to North Corners Parkway is under construction with a current completion date of summer 2028.

The new phase will include the installation of RCUTs (Reduced Conflict U-Turns) at various intersections and raised medians. Construction is expected to get underway in the coming months and is slated to be finished in November 2028.

"This next phase represents about a quarter of the entire project," said GDOT District 6 Engineer Grant Waldrop. "We appreciate the public's patience during the construction, and we look forward to the smoother traffic flow once it's all complete."

Advisory:  Motorists are advised to expect delays, exercise caution, and reduce their speed while traveling through work zones. Before heading out, get real-time information on work status and traffic conditions. Call 511, visit 511ga.org, or download the Georgia 511 app. Our maintenance team members who repair roads and bridges and our project teams who oversee construction projects are continuing their essential work, while following sanitary work practices prescribed by health agencies to protect themselves and the public from the coronavirus, as are most state DOTs in the U.S.