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Last year's 'snowmageddon' pushed improvements
Department of Transportation stockpiles salt, gravel, brine
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The Georgia Department of Transportation’s Gainesville-based District 1 office has a new plow in its arsenal that can work two lanes at a time.
North Georgia may have dodged the snow-and-ice bullet so far this year, but officials say they’re in better shape in case the region is blasted by a storm like the “snowmageddon” that struck on this day last year. And communication is the key, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry said Tuesday. “We have a strong team and a strong way of communicating with each other, and that just positions us better initially,” he said.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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