The weather is cooperating with the work on the Newnan Crossing Bypass extension that will link with projects on Ga. Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 29. Work on all project components is expected to be complete before the end of the year.
Newnan Crossing Bypass currently ends at Turkey Creek Road. The bypass project will have the roadway extended from Turkey Creek to the south for a distance of approximately 1.7 miles down to Hwy. 16 where it will intersect just west of East Gordon Road. The entire span of the roadway will include four lanes and a median.
The intersection with Hwy. 16 will involve widening the roadway to four lanes beginning just west of the 1-85 overpass and extending it approximately one-half mile to Hwy. 29. That section of roadway will also be widened to accommodate four lanes and a median. Until warranted by the Ga. Dept. of Transportation, the intersection of the bypass and Hwy. 16 will utilize a stop sign.
The project will see a major reconfiguration of the intersection of Hwy. 16 and Hwy. 29. A traffic light will be installed at the intersection along with left-turn and right-turn lanes. The bypass will extend straight across Hwy. 29 and will take a 90-degree right turn behind existing businesses. The new road will extend a short distance and will connect to the existing Pine Road. The current intersection of Pine Road and Hwy. 29 will be removed.
The section on Hwy. 29 between Hwy. 16 and and the traffic signal on the north side of I-85 is experiencing a similar transformation and will feature four lanes divided by a median.
