For the past several months, people traveling from Cochran to Macon have had to take a detour when they’d reach Twiggs County. That’s because part of GA 87 past the intersection with GA 96 was closed after heavy rain had washed out a portion of the slope the road was on. A Tweet Tuesday by GDOT West Central said slope repairs were in the “home stretch.” Anchors and walers had been installed and the slope was being backfilled. ETA for project completion is end of April.

In anticipation of high traffic during both Christmas and New Year’s, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced this week construction-related lane closures on heavily traveled interstate highways and state routes near major shopping areas and tourist locations would be suspended during both holiday travel periods. The suspensions will take place on December 21 at 6 am through December 26 at 10 pm and again at 5 am on December 31 through January 2 at 6 am. Motorists are reminded that work crews may still be in close proximity to highways and safety concerns could require some long-term lane closures to remain in place. Also, incident management or emergency maintenance related lane-closures could happen at any time on any route.