Project Details

The current intersection of US Highway 17, Barrington Ferry Road, and Lewis Frasier Road forms a triangle where both Barrington Ferry Road and Lewis Frasier Road intersect with US Highway 17 at separate but closely spaced intersections. Numerous accidents and fatalities have occurred at this intersection. Since Barrington Ferry Road will be a part of the US 84 Connector Route, the plan is to make Barrington Ferry Road the primary road intersecting with US Highway 17. Lewis Frasier Road will be re-routed to intersect with Barrington Ferry Round. A roundabout is being designed for this intersection. The Georgia Department of Transportation is funding a portion of the roadway improvements. The plans are being prepared using the Georgia Department of Transportation Plan Development Process.

River to Tap, Inc., is providing environmental services for this project. These services to date are comprised of environmental documentation for concept development including NEPA discipline management, ecology discipline management, ecology and NEPA resource field location, ecology resources via flagging, photographs, and Global Positioning System of wetlands and streams within the approved Environmental Survey Boundary and within the project limits, as well as NEPA field verification of resources within the Environmental Survey Boundary. Additionally, River to Tap is responsible for environmental documentation and report writing, including preparing NEPA documents, agency coordination, preparing an Ecology Resource Survey Report and Assessment of Effects Report, preparing an Air Assessment Report, preparing traffic Noise Screening analysis, preparing Type III Noise Assessment Report, and reviewing and revising the above-mentioned reports following comments from the Georgia Department of Transportation.