Henry County SPLOST recently opened the nearly completed roundabout at the intersection of State Route 20 and Turner Church Road. The area is now open to traffic, as crews continue to finish the aesthetics of the project with landscaping.
The roundabout will help relieve traffic along what has become a busy east-west connector for SR 155 and SR 20 for those looking to bypass downtown McDonough. SPLOST Transportation Project Director Roque Romero says this is a great show of progress in a short amount of time.

Installing the roundabout was made a high priority when the project list was put together for the ongoing Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST V). The County began collecting funds for the SPLOST in April of 2020. It had to then complete design work for the intersection and work with local property owners to acquire the right of way before breaking ground.

Romero believes that the speed and quality of the build shows how seriously Henry County is taking its promise to voters to deliver on the current SPLOST. He said the project took just under a year, and crews were able to save months of time by working with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to close SR 20 for nine days, instead of keeping the road open and working in sections.

“We are grateful to our residents and drivers for their patience during these last few weeks and we appreciate the collaboration with GDOT to expedite this project,” said Romero. “By closing the road completely last week rather than allowing for limited traffic we took what would have been an additional four months and turned that piece of the project into one we were able to complete in a matter of days. I just want to say thank you to the Henry County residents who had their travel disrupted for being patient, as we were able to save a great deal of time and money by doing it this way.”

Construction on the $1.9 million SPLOST project was completed by McLeRoy, Inc.

For more information on SPLOST projects in Henry County, visit www.henrycounty-ga.org