The meeting, which is open to the public, will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the Cartersville Civic Center, 435 West Main St.
“We would like to hear the viewpoints and concerns of all area residents,” said Kent Sager, district engineer at the DOT office in Cartersville.
The connector has been in the news recently as gubernatorial candidates have expressed opinions for or against the current proposed route.
The project calls for a new U.S. 411 to I-75 connection by constructing a rural freeway on a new location between the existing US 411/US 41 interchange and the current Ga. 20 east of I-75, with a new I-75 interchange. Plans also include interchange improvements at U.S. 41. The seven-mile project would begin at the intersection of U.S. 411 and U.S. 41 and extend to Ga. 20 east of I-75.
The public is invited to attend this informal open house, view the project’s study area maps and displays, ask questions and share their ideas and comments.
“The Georgia DOT strongly believes that since this project is intended to serve the people of Bartow and Floyd counties, the ideas and preferences of these people are important,” Sager said. “This meeting will provide the public in these two counties with an opportunity to review the proposed modifications to the project, ask questions, and express their preferences as well as their concerns.”
This is the sixth Georgia DOT public open house associated with the U.S. 411 Connector. The first was held on April 29, 2004 and the fifth on February 12, 2008. Collectively, these previous five public meetings were attended by over 1300 area residents who received information, asked questions, shared ideas and express their preferences and concerns about this project.
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