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Title: US-27 bypass in LaGrange, Georgia
Post by: CarolinaPaladin on October 14, 2012, 08:55:13 AM
Are plans active for a US-27 bypass around the northeastern reaches of Lagrange, Georgia?  I-185 has ghost ramps for a possible northward extension at its northern terminus at I-85.  US-27 has a southeast road stub heading southward into Lagrange.
Title: Re: US-27 bypass in Lagrange, Georgia
Post by: NE2 on October 14, 2012, 09:07:01 AM
http://www.dot.state.ga.us/informationcenter/programs/roadimprovement/GRIP/Documents/Facts/US27FactSheet.pdf
Title: Re: US-27 bypass in LaGrange, Georgia
Post by: CarolinaPaladin on October 14, 2012, 09:15:31 AM
QuoteA new roadway connector from north of LaGrange at CR 673 south of Beech Creek eastward to I-185 and I-85 (Project Nos. 362910-, 310730-).  Right-of-way acquisition is scheduled to begin in FY 2017 and Construction in FY 2019.

Thank you for answering my inquiry.
Title: Re: US-27 bypass in LaGrange, Georgia
Post by: Grzrd on October 14, 2012, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: CarolinaPaladin on October 14, 2012, 09:15:31 AM
QuoteA new roadway connector from north of LaGrange at CR 673 south of Beech Creek eastward to I-185 and I-85 (Project Nos. 362910-, 310730-).  Right-of-way acquisition is scheduled to begin in FY 2017 and Construction in FY 2019.

In addition to the current plans, The US 27 corridor is being studied as part of a larger "Plan B" for Atlanta's transportation problem (http://blogs.ajc.com/kyle-wingfield/2012/10/10/yes-georgia-there-is-a-plan-b-for-transportation/):

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Sure enough, a Plan B – or, more accurately, the first candidate for Plan B – was unveiled recently. It has much to recommend it.
The plan comes from the free-market thinkers at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, and it includes $3.5 billion in new projects across the state. Here are some highlights:
-The list includes completing the Fall Line Freeway from Columbus to Macon to Augusta, and enhancing U.S. 27 in the western part of the state, to create a new freight network. This, according to a previous study by McKinsey and Co., would allow between 30 percent and 60 percent of large trucks now on metro Atlanta roads – the equivalent of some 100,000 cars a day – to bypass the region entirely.

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From page 20/34 of Georgia Public Policy Foundation transportation study pdf (http://georgiapolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/GettingGAMoving.pdf):
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Title: Re: US-27 bypass in LaGrange, Georgia
Post by: SSF on October 15, 2012, 08:50:21 PM
but that is the problem with upgrading US 27, I am not sure how much more it can be upgraded on the route between I-20 in Bremen and I-24 in Chattanooga.  It is mostly 4 laned already except for the tricky Summerville ridge portion and bypasses most every major town although Rome could be improved I suppose.  The route from Carrollton to Newnan will be tricky too, especially since 27 Alt is all 2 lane in between there; including the recently re-built Chattahoochee River bridge.

just dont see there being enough money in District 6 to see this completed in the next decade; especially given 75 and 20 resurfacing/repair/improvement will likely take the bulk of the money.
Title: Re: US-27 bypass in LaGrange, Georgia
Post by: NE2 on October 15, 2012, 09:25:31 PM
That Atlanta bypass corridor parallels a mothballed Norfolk Southern line.
Title: Re: US-27 bypass in LaGrange, Georgia
Post by: CarolinaPaladin on October 16, 2012, 05:43:43 PM
US-27 throughout the State of Georgia is a divided highway without limited or controlled access.  I do not know if the southeastern Rome bypass will be a limited controlled highway, but it would be more efficient if it is.