Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2010 14:14 Friday, 05 February 2010 19:02
Improvements are under way along Dean Forest Road in Garden City from Interstate-16 to Ogeechee Road. The project, funded by Chatham County and planned for three phases, will significantly improve the stretch of roadway from I-16 to Ogeechee Road.
The first phase, overseen by Chatham County Engineer Al Bungard, involves grading and installing three arched bottomless culverts along the Hardin Canal area near the Dead Man’s Curve on Dean Forest. Phase one is designed to improve drainage along Dean Forest Road. That portion of the project is expected to be completed by December 2010.
The second and third phases are to widen Dean Forest from two lanes to four lanes with a median from Ogeechee Road to the Dead Man’s Curve area near the Hardin Canal and from the Dead Man’s Curve area to I-16.
Traffic signals and new turn lanes are to also be installed at the intersection of Dean Forest and Ogeechee Road.
Planners say the stretch of Dean Forest that runs from I-16 to the Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery, located at 1336 Dean Forest Road, will conform to an urban design standard, which includes a tree-lined shoulder, landscaped median and sidewalks for pedestrians and bicycl
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