The largest section of the Highway 20 widening project is expected to get underway soon.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that it’s recently awarded C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. a $104 million contract to widen the road from State Route 369 in Cherokee County to Post Road in Forsyth County. The contract is the largest active contract for road projects in Northwest Georgia.
This section of the Highway 20 project spans about six miles, and will widen the route to three lanes in each direction. Two phases in Cherokee County that stretch from I-575 to Union Hill Road are nearly complete. The Forsyth County phase from Post Road to North Corners Parkway is under construction with a current completion date of summer 2028…