Update on Status of Construction SR 13/Buford Highway at Pleasant Hill Road in Gwinnett
GAINESVILLE – Georgia DOT updates construction progress on State Route 13/Buford Highway and Pleasant Hill Road reconstruction project in Duluth. The project will tunnel under the railroad that runs parallel to State Route 13 and rebuild the intersection of State Route 13 and Pleasant Hill Road as an interchange, utilizing ramps to get from one roadway to the other.
“The construction project at State Route 13 and Pleasant Hill Road is going well. Next weekend is a major milestone in the progress of construction; the Railroad will be shifted back to its permanent line. A temporary track for the rail line was built and used for about a year. Crews had to build a new, longer bridge for the railroad to use. By shifting to the new railroad bridge; crews can start to remove the temporary detour bridge and then work on the retaining walls between the railroad and Buford Highway. We are about two-thirds finished with the project and slightly ahead of schedule for our completion date next January,” said DOT District Engineer Russell McMurry.
Crews will work all weekend starting Saturday morning, January 26th through Monday, January 28th to switch the tracks to their permanent configuration. “There will be lots of activity along the rail line next weekend but none of the work will impact motorists. Although, we do expect spectator slow down as people watch the railroad work occur,” concluded McMurry.
The overall projected completion date for this 1.49 mile lone project is January 5, 2009 and its construction cost is over $34.6 million.
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