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McGinnis Ferry widening launched:
$39.4M project set for completion 2010

8/17/2007

Completion is three years away but initial work on the long awaited widening of McGinnis Ferry Road at Johns Creek's northern border began the first week of August.

Groundbreaking: State Rep. Mark Hamilton, State Senator Chip Pearson, Johns Creek City Council Members Randall Johnson, Bev Miller, Liz Hausmann, Mayor Mike Bodker, GDOT Board Chairman Mike Evans, Forsyth County Chairman Charlie Laughinghouse, GDOT Board Member Rudy Bowen, Gwinnett County Chairman Charles Bannister and grandson, and Fulton County Commissioner Lynne Riley celebrate the beginning of widening McGinnis Ferry Road.

Construction workers started the $39.4 million project to widen the 2-lane road to 4 lanes by clearing along the right of way between Kemp Road and Blackstone Way. Clearing along the intersection with Sargent will be next and continue eastward for 5.24 miles up to the Chattahoochee.

The state-funded project – scheduled for completion by July 31, 2010 – includes a median, sidewalks on both sides of the road and a replacement bridge over Johns Creek at West Johns Crossing.

In a separate 2-year project, GDOT plans to replace the 2-lane Chattahoochee River Bridge with a 4-lane bridge and 20-foot raised median.

Construction on this bridge replacement project will probably be let in late summer 2008, according to GDOT, which is currently in negotiations with the Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service regarding environmentally-sensitive issues at the bridge.

Visit GDOT's site for monthly updates on the progress of this project.