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DOT opens new Ga. 347 stretch

Motorists use Ga. 347 between Spout Springs Road and Ga. 211 on the first day the divided highway opened for travel.

0624road3 — Motorists use Ga. 347 between Spout Springs Road and Ga. 211 on the first day the divided highway opened for travel.

Jeff GillFollow @jeffgtimes

Updated: Jun 24, 2014, 5:35 AM

Published: Jun 24, 2014, 5:38 AM

One leg of a $38.4 million road project in South Hall is finished and open to motorists. All lanes of Ga. 347 between Ga. 211/Old Winder Highway and Spout Springs Road opened at 9 a.m. Monday. Ga. 347 westbound does narrow to one lane for about 300 feet before Spout Springs as Ga. 347 westbound becomes one lane crossing Spout Springs.

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