IF YOU GOWhat: Public meeting on planned road work in Whitfield CountyWhen: 5-7 p.m. today (Note: this is a correction from the time printed in today’s paper)Where: Dalton Freight Depot, 305 S. Depot St.
The public will get a glimpse today of plans to ease congestion at one of Dalton’s busiest intersections through a traffic roundabout.
Georgia Department of Transportation engineers have formalized plans to merge State Route 52 just west of Walnut Avenue, Dug Gap Mountain Road and the Interstate 75 southbound off ramp into a large roundabout.
The exit 333 intersection that leads to Dalton State College and the NorthWest Georgia Trade and Convention Center now is controlled by a signal light, but traffic backs-up and accidents happen often.
The proposed project includes moving West Bridge Road to the west to better separate the two intersections, according to a GDOT news release.