The new traffic signal at state route 155 and Greenwood Industrial activates later this week. Activating the new light is scheduled for Thursday, October 27.
Installing a new traffic light is a SPLOST V project for the location. Voters approved SPLOST V in November 2019.
Greenwood Traffic Signal
The need for a traffic light at SR 155 and Greenwood is many years overdue. Henry County awarded a construction contract in May 2021, but delays to receive parts put a hold on project completion. Construction costs were $325,000.
A review of crash history indicates about one-hundred accidents occurred at the location between 2011 to 2019. The new signal will allow motorists to safely turn left from Greenwood Industrial onto highway 155.
Long-Term Plans
Georgia DOT provided scoping funds earlier this year towards the eventual widening of highway 155 south of I-75. The $500,000 will allow state engineers to begin preliminary work for the larger widening project. The future widening is expected to extend between I-75 and Hampton-Locust Grove Road. The state has construction funding presently allocated in the year 2030.
This week, Georgia DOT launched a virtual open house for road improvements further north. The open house provides a first look at a widening project between I-75 and State Route 42.
Featured image shows the intersection of state route 155 and Greenwood Industrial on October 25, 2022. Clayton Carte photo.
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