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Published Wednesday, January 07, 2009 in Local

Road construction set for East Broad Street

Starting Thursday, Jan. 8, work crews begin rehabilitating East Broad Street in Newnan from the Pinson Street/ Farmer Street intersection out to the new roundabout.

The work will begin with milling operations to remove excess asphalt from the road. Milling operations should be finished by Friday.

East Broad Street will generally remain open for traffic with pilot vehicles being used to help with traffic control.

Saturday through Tuesday of next week, utility work will be done. Again, East Broad Street will generally remain open for traffic with traffic being diverted around the areas where the utility work is being done.

Base construction is scheduled to be completed by Jan. 17.

"We will continue to provide updates to the schedule as work progresses and any additional information that may be of interest to the motoring public using East Broad Street," said Newnan city spokesperson Gina Snider. "Every effort will be taken to ensure traffic is accommodated as best as possible."

"We will continue to provide updates to the schedule as work progresses and any additional information that may be of interest to the motoring public using East Broad Street," said Newnan city spokesperson Gina Snider. "Every effort will be taken to ensure traffic is accommodated as best as possible."

Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction, Inc., the general contractor, expects to complete the project around Feb. 13.

Overall, the rehabilitation of East Broad Street consists of constructing a stabilized base course by pulverizing the existing pavement structure, mixing with Portland cement to a depth of 10 inches and paving a binder and final surface course of asphalt on the prepared foundation.

Transitions to side roads, acceleration/ deceleration lanes, and tie-ins to driveways will be constructed to the proper width and in such a manner to establish a smooth ingress and egress at each location, said city officials.

Final striping and pavement markings, to be reflective thermoplastic, include double yellow lines in the center and white lines on the edges, Georgia Department of Transportation type crosswalks and 24" stop bars.

In addition, Americans with Disabilities Act compliant ramps will be installed throughout the limits of the project.

The rehabilitation of East Broad Street is similar to the work done to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in late 2008.

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