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Residents view maps, talk to engineers about new Dawsonville Highway bridge
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Gainesville resident Lee Luplow, center, looks at Mac Cranford P.E., a transportation engineer with RS&H, Inc., during a public meeting on plans by the Georgia Department of Transportation to replace Dawsonville Highway’s westbound bridge over the Chattahoochee River in Gainesville, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. - photo by David Barnes
With plans showing the new Dawsonville Highway bridge 40 feet closer to their Lake Lanier home than the current bridge, Lawrence and Dot Floyd have more than a casual interest in the $28 million project. “Our main concern is (the Georgia Department of Transportation) showing us how close it’s going to come to where we (are) and keeping the noise out,” Dot Floyd said.