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Friendship Road to be widened in late fall
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The widening of Friendship Road/Ga. 347 is set to begin late this fall after the Georgia Department of Transportation awarded the contract for the project Tuesday to E.R. Snell Contracting Inc. of Snellville for $38.4 million.The road is set to be widened from Interstate 985 to Ga. 211/ Old Winder Highway and include sidewalks. The completion date is set for July 31, 2015.The contract had been deferred earlier this month pending the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s approval, DOT spokeswoman Teri Pope said.