The Georgia Department of Transportation and the Georgia Central Railway will close a Pooler railroad crossing later this month for repairs.
The crossing on Dean Forest Road between U.S. 80 and Interstate 16 will close at 8 a.m. April 13 and remain closed to traffic through 5 p.m. April 15, weather permitting. The work was originally scheduled to take place April 6-8, but it conflicted with a Chatham County project.
Motorists will be able to access businesses, schools and residences right up to the work zone. Detour routes will be signed as followed:
• Northbound traffic on Dean Forest will detour 2.37 miles west on I-16, then proceed to Interstate 95 northbound. From there, motorists will travel 2.23 miles north and exit at U.S. 80 eastbound. Traffic will then travel east 2.82 miles before reuniting with Dean Forest.
• Southbound traffic will detour 2.82 miles west on U.S. 80, then turn onto I-95 southbound. From there, motorists will travel 2.57 miles south and exit onto I-16 eastbound, where they will exit onto Dean Forest after about 2.5 miles.