GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Russell R. McMurry, P.E., Commissioner

June 22, 2017

Thank you for attending the Public Information Open House for the proposed State Route (SR) 5 Improvements

and McCaysville Truck Route, PI Numbers 621340 & 620490. Our goal is two-fold: 1) to provide you with

information on the proposed project and 2) to provide an opportunity for you to give us your comments on the

proposed project. In this handout package, you will find a description of the project, a location map, and a

comment card.

As you enter the room, please take a look at the project display. Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia

DOT) representatives, wearing nametags, are available to discuss the project and answer your questions. There

will be no formal presentation.

We hope you will take the opportunity to tell Georgia DOT what you think. Listed below are several ways to

comment on the project. Your comments are important to us and, should you provide comments by one of the

methods noted below, we will respond to you in writing usually within 30 days of the close of the comment

period. All comments will become part of the project’s official record.

While you are attending the open house, you can provide your comments today by filling out the comment card

provided with this handout and dropping it in the comment box, or you may choose to provide your verbal

comments to the court reporter who will transcribe your comments.

You can also provide your comments by Monday, July 03, 2017 by using any of the following methods:

Online at www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Public/PublicOutreach.

From the menu, select the Fannin County in which the proposed project is located and click Go;

Then select SR 5 Improvements & McCaysville Truck Route 2017;

Lastly, click Comment and follow the instructions to leave your comments.

Mail in your comment card to Mr. Eric Duff, Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 West Peachtree

Street NW, 16th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.

The project displays and plans will be available for review for ten days after this open house at the website noted

above. Hardcopies will also be available at the Georgia DOT Area 2 Office located in Dalton at 1313 North Tibbs

Road, Dalton, Georgia 30720 and at the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce located at 152 Orvin Lance Drive,

Blue Ridge, GA 30513. Following the ten-day public comment period, a copy of all comments received will be

available by request at the Atlanta address listed above.

Again, thank you for attending this open house. If you should have any questions or need additional information,

feel free to contact the project manager, Theo Igbalajobi, at (404) 631-1297 or the environmental analyst, Aaron

Burgess, at (404) 631-1159 of the Office of Environmental Services.

Sincerely,

Eric Duff

State Environmental Administrator

Georgia Department of Transportation

Georgia Department of Transportation | Public Information Open House Handout

PI#(s): 621340 & 620490, County: Fannin County, GA & Polk County, TN

Why We Are Here?

The purpose of this meeting is to provide more detailed design then what was presented at the October 2016 Public Information Open House (PIOH). For the southern unit, you’ll be able to view more project detail than we brought in October (which side of the road the widening will occur; proposed areas of rights-of-way and easement; and how we propose to tie-in the side roads.) Since our October Open House, a new truck route is being proposed closer to McCaysville to minimize impacts to properties. In addition, we are proposing pedestrian and streetscape improvements along the existing SR 5 from the truck route starting point to the Toccoa/Ocoee River Bridge.

As noted at the previous Open House, the purpose of the projects is to improve the safety and operations along SR 5 and provide large trucks an alternative option to downtown McCaysville.

This handout includes several maps/figures to help better understand the proposed projects. The index shows both project corridors from Blue Ridge to McCaysville. Figures A and B provide a closer representation with key road names labeled (As shown on the index - Figure A represents the southern half of the corridor and Figure B represents the northern half). Finally, Figures C and D show the proposed conceptual alignment of PI# 620490, which includes the proposed truck route.

Proposed Project Description

The proposed project calls for improvements to State Route (SR) 5 from Highway 515 just north of Blue Ridge to Old Flowers Road and the construction of a truck route on new location west of the city of McCaysville from Old Flowers Road to Tennessee Highway 68 just north of the Tennessee State line. These proposed improvements are included in two projects. The first project would widen SR 5 from two to four lanes with a center two-way left-turn lane, beginning just north of Blue Ridge at SR 515/Appalachian Development Highway and extending to Old Flowers Road, where SR 5 would transition back to the existing two lane roadway. Finally, The second project would start at Old Flowers Road and end at Tennessee Highway 68. Starting at Old Flowers Road, the proposed project would maintain the existing two 12-foot lane roadway with 10-foot shoulders. From Holly Lane to Kingtown Street, the project would maintain the existing two 12-foot lane roadway, add curb and gutter and construct 5-foot sidewalks on both sides of the roadway. From Kingtown Street, the project proposes to construct a new location two lane truck route to the west of downtown McCaysville. The proposed truck route would bridge over the Ocoee River and Highway 68 before tying into Tennessee 68 at approximately Colonial Avenue. The project proposes to make pedestrian improvements on the existing SR 5 shoulders from approximately School Street to West Tennessee Avenue. Rights of way and easements are required for both projects along the mainline road and side roads.

Project Location Map

Date:Scale:

June 20171" = 1 mi

State Route 5 Roadway Improvements & McCaysville Truck RouteGDOT P.I. No. 621340 & 620490

Fannin County, Georgia & Polk County, Tennessee

LegendP.I. 621340P.I. 620490State Boundary

Source: ESRI World Imagery

0 1 2 3Miles

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Fannin County

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Project Location Map

Date:Scale:

June 20171" = 0.5 mi

State Route 5 Roadway Improvements & McCaysville Truck RouteGDOT P.I. No. 621340 & 620490

Fannin County, Georgia & Polk County, Tennessee

Source: ESRI World Imagery

0 0.5 1 1.5Miles

³ Figure 1A

Fannin County

LegendP.I. 621340P.I. 620490

( ( New Location RoadwayRoadsState Boundary

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Project Location Map

Date:Scale:

June 20171" = 0.5 mi

State Route 5 Roadway Improvements & McCaysville Truck RouteGDOT P.I. No. 621340 & 620490

Fannin County, Georgia & Polk County, Tennessee

Source: ESRI World Imagery

0 0.5 1 1.5Miles

³ Figure 1A

Fannin County

LegendP.I. 621340P.I. 620490

( ( New Location RoadwayRoadsState Boundary

LEGEND

EXISTING PROPERTY LINE

CITY/COUNTY LINES

STATE LINES

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P.I. NO: 620490

LEGEND

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P.I. NO: 620490

Georgia Department of Transportation | Public Information Open House Handout

PI#(s): 621340 & 620490, County: Fannin County, GA & Polk County, TN

Comment Card

Please print responses.

Name

Address

Do you support the project? (check your response)

□ For □ Against □ Conditional □ Uncommitted

General Comments

How did you hear about this Open House? (check) □ Newspaper □ Signs □ GDOT Website □ Radio

□ Word of Mouth □ Social Media □ Other

Was the location of the Open House convenient for you to attend? □ Yes □ No

If no, please suggest a general location that is more convenient to your community.

Was the time of the meeting convenient for you to attend? □ Yes □ No

If no, please suggest a time frame that is more convenient for you.

Were your questions answered by GDOT personnel? □ Yes □ No

Do you understand the project after attending this meeting? □ Yes □ No

Please share your suggestions on improving the ways GDOT conducts Open Houses:

Mail to: Mr. Eric Duff, State Environmental Administrator

Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW – 16

th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308