McDonough Archives

Aerial photo showing congestion on I-75 south of Jonesboro Road in McDonough (Doug Turnbull photo).

I-75 Improves One Spot in Freight Bottlenecks 2023

February 8, 2023 Clayton

I-75 in McDonough changed one spot in the freight bottlenecks ranking for 2023. The local gridlock ranked 13th-worst this year compared to 12th one year […]

Photo of garden-style apartments with text “multifamily moratorium” (stock photo).

McDonough Renews Multifamily Moratorium to Include Hotels

February 3, 2023 Clayton

The McDonough city council adopted a multifamily moratorium for the third time during the past 12 months. This time, they added new applications to build […]

Photo showing StreetScan company vehicle in Covington (StreetScan / Covington photo).

McDonough Hires Consultant to Evaluate City Streets Condition

February 2, 2023 Clayton

McDonough is hiring a consultant to evaluate and inventory city streets for 2023. The city last conducted this work in 2015. When complete, the road […]

Map of the McDonough area with highlights on Mill Road and Willow Lane; overlay text says “Road Widening Grant” (Google MyMaps photo).

County Seeking Grant to Widen Mill Road & Willow Lane

January 18, 2023 Clayton

Henry County is seeking the state’s assistance to jumpstart work to widen Mill Road and Willow Lane. The county will be applying for a Georgia […]

Photo showing McDonough City Hall (Clayton Carte photo).

McDonough approves Postmaster Drive, Turner Church contracts

January 11, 2023 Clayton

A section of Postmaster Drive will see repairs after McDonough approved a patching contract. In addition, the city approved its contribution to a county SPLOST […]

Concept layout for state route 81 widening project at Postmaster Drive (Georgia DOT photo)

Comment Deadline Tuesday for Widening State Route 81

December 19, 2022 Clayton

Georgia DOT is accepting public comments through this Tuesday, December 20, for widening state route 81. The project extends between Postmaster Drive in McDonough and […]

Concept photo showing the state route 20 widening project at McDonough Parkway (Georgia DOT photo).

Georgia DOT approves state route 20 widening

December 17, 2022 Clayton

Georgia DOT has approved a construction contract for the state route 20 widening project. The project extends between I-75 and Phillips Drive in McDonough. When […]

Photo of a train blocking a railroad crossing at Jonesboro Road in McDonough (Georgia DOT photo).

State, local officials reach resolution with NS on blocked crossings

December 12, 2022 Clayton

Local leadership and general assembly members announced over the weekend they had reached a resolution with Norfolk Southern regarding blocked railroad crossings. Henry County motorists […]

Construction document showing the roundabout plan at Racetrack Road and Iris Lake Road (Henry County photo).

Racetrack Road to receive new service station, new roundabout

December 11, 2022 Clayton

The intersection of Racetrack Road at Iris Lake Road in McDonough will soon see major changes. In addition to a new service station under construction, […]