Major Projects
New Details on the Forthcoming SR 42 Bridge Replacement
Georgia DOT has started the procurement process for the forthcoming SR 42 bridge replacement in Locust Grove. The bridge is located between Bethlehem Road and […]
Norfolk Southern
Locust Grove
Locust Grove Receives Cost Estimate for a Railroad Quiet Zone
The city of Locust Grove has learned more from Norfolk Southern how much it would cost for the city to become a railroad quiet zone. […]
Locust Grove
Georgia & Norfolk Southern to Build New Rail Line in McDonough
Georgia DOT and Norfolk Southern are partnering to build a new rail line in Henry County. The new passing track will be between McDonough and […]
Announcements
Jonesboro Road Closure at Railroad Tracks on Wednesday
Motorists, heads up! Norfolk Southern will have a partial road closure on Jonesboro Road on Wednesday, May 3, for repairs. The road closure will be […]
General
State, local officials reach resolution with NS on blocked crossings
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 […]
Locust Grove
NS Logistics South Plans Four New Warehouses off Bethlehem Road
A new industrial development, entitled NS Logistics South, is being planned off Bethlehem Road in Locust Grove. The project is located north of Bethlehem Road […]
Stockbridge
Stockbridge approves road improvements, seeks railroad quiet zone.
The Stockbridge city council met on Tuesday, July 27. During their meeting, they approved a contract for local road improvements. They also approved a resolution […]
Locust Grove
Henry Minutes July 22, 2021
In today’s Henry Minutes, I cover an annexation in Locust Grove, Henry County called the referendum for transportation SPLOST and the county is accepting design […]
General
Bowden Street railroad crossing will be closed
The Locust Grove city council has unanimously approved the closure of the Bowden Street railroad crossing, following a request in recent weeks from Norfolk Southern […]
General
Locust Grove council to consider closing railroad crossing
The council unanimously approved closing the crossing on Monday, October 5. Repeated tractor-trailer incidents at a local railroad crossing — including one trailer smashed by […]