Starting Friday at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday, Ga. Highway 74 between Kelly Drive and TDK Boulevard will be closed as work progresses on the highway widening project, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The closing is necessary to install cross drains under the road, officials said. Motorists will detour onto Kelly Drive and TDK Boulevard, using Dividend Drive to circle around the construction area.

This same road section is expected to be closed next weekend also, officials anticipate.

The detours will be well-marked with large signs blocking the roadway and message boards used to warn motorists ahead of each detour, officials said.

Hwy. 74 between Hwy. 54 and Crosstown Road is being widened from two to six lanes as part of this project. Once that portion is complete, the DOT plans to start work on the widening of Hwy. 74 from that point south all the way to Ga. Highway 85.

The widening has long been sought by companies in the city’s industrial park, many of whom depend on tractor trailers using Hwy. 74 to reach Interstate 85.

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