Turner County rail crossing closures set for late February
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From staff reports
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ASHBURN – Norfolk Southern Railroad has notified the Georgia Department of Transportation of scheduled crossing maintenance in February at two locations in Turner County.
The closures were originally scheduled to occur in January but were postponed by the railroad. The first closure is scheduled from 8 a.m. Feb. 26 to 6 p.m. Feb. 27 on State Route (SR) 7 in Ashburn. The traffic interruption northbound will be at the intersection of SR 32/112 and SR 7 in Ashburn, and southbound it will be at the intersection of SR 7 and SR 33 in Crisp County.
The detour route is as follows:
Northbound traffic will turn left on SR 32/112, right onto SR 32, follow into Worth County, then right on SR 33 until it intersects with SR 7 in Crisp County. Southbound traffic in Crisp County will turn right on SR 33 and, in Worth County, turn left onto SR 32 into Turner County, then left onto SR 32/112, then right onto SR 7.
The second closure is scheduled from 8 a.m. Feb. 28 to 6 p.m. Feb. 29 on SR 32. The traffic interruption westbound will be at the intersection of SR 112 and SR 7 and eastbound it will be at the intersection of SR 33 in Sylvester.
Detour routes are below:
Eastbound SR 112 traffic in Sylvester: left onto SR 33, continue north in Crisp County, right onto the SR 33 Connector, right onto US 41/SR 7, continue south and then left onto SR 112.
Westbound SR 112 traffic: right onto U.S. Highway 41/SR 7 and continue into Crisp County, left onto the SR 33 CO, left onto SR 33 south, left onto SR 32, and right onto SR 112 West.
SR 32 eastbound traffic: left onto SR 33 north in Worth County, continue into Crisp County, right onto the SR 33 CO, right onto US 41/SR 7, continue south into Ashburn and then left onto SR 32.
SR 32 westbound traffic: continue north on US 41/SR 7 into Crisp County, left onto the SR 33 CO, left onto SR 33 and right onto SR 32 West.
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