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Bad Links? | Road closings on tap for Tour de GeorgiaLocal officials are striving to notify commuters of major road closings planned for the second stage of the 2005 Dodge Tour de Georgia bicycle race April 20. The race is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. on the south old courthouse square in Fayetteville and wind its way over 16 miles through Fayetteville, portions of unincorporated Fayette County, Peachtree City and Tyrone. The estimated travel time for the entire Fayette County portion of the race is 41 minutes. The scheduled route is: Stonewall Avenue to S. Glynn Street, right onto Beauregard Blvd., right onto Ebenezer Church Road, right onto Ebenezer Road, left onto Spear Road, right onto Robinson Road, right onto GA 54, left onto Walt Banks Road, right onto Peachtree Parkway, cross Ga. Highway 74 onto Crabapple Road, right onto Senoia Road, left onto Castlewood Road into Coweta County. This event will have a substantial impact on vehicular traffic in many areas of Fayette County. Ga. Highway 54 eastbound (Stonewall Avenue) between Ga. Highway 85 (South Glynn Street) and South Jeff Davis Drive will be closed from approximately 9 a.m. until approximately 2:30 p.m. All streets, roads, and highways listed above on the route will also be closed for a period of approximately 20 minutes as the race proceeds along the route. No traffic will be allowed on the roadway during this brief time period. All intersections and driveways (business and residential) will have to be closed while the race progresses along the route. Public safety officials recommend that motorists avoid the roadways along the route if at all possible during this time period. If you must travel near any of these areas for whatever reason, it is encouraged that you plan accordingly. No eastbound traffic will be allowed on Stonewall Avenue between S. Glynn Street and South Jeff Davis Drive. This traffic will be re-routed south on Hwy. 85, left onto Ga. Highway 92, left onto Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard back to Stonewall Avenue. Traffic will continue to be allowed to make left turns from Stonewall Avenue onto South Glynn Street to proceed north on Glynn Street. All public safety agencies and public works departments within Fayette County along with many other groups and organizations are assisting with this event in order that it may proceed as safely as possible with the least amount of inconvenience to anyone. All of these agencies and departments are asking for the assistance and cooperation of the motorists during this event. If you have any questions regarding road closings, contact your local police department or Lt. Col. Wayne Hannah with the Fayette County Sheriffs Department at 770-716-4821. A detailed course map and an estimated account of when the cyclists will arrive at specific points along the Stage 2 course are available at www.fayettega.org. |
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