SR 142 FM SOUTH OF SR 12/US 278 TO CR 72 IN COVINGTON

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This project is a roadway widening project in Newton County. The project is to widen SR 142 from south of SR 12/US 278 to CR 72/Industrial Boulevard. The project ties to I-20 at the SR 142 interchange. SR 142 will be widened to four 12-foot lanes with a 44-foot raised median and 12-foot shoulders with curb and gutter and 5-foot sidewalk. The project length along SR 142 is 1.11 miles. The project includes 1-mile of widening along SR 12/US 278, a half mile in each direction of the SR 142 at SR 12/US 278 intersection, to provide capacity and operational improvements for the intersection. SR 12/US 278 will be widened to six 12-foot lanes with a 20-foot raised median and 12-foot shoulders with curb and gutter and 5-foot sidewalk. The speed design along SR 142 is 45 mph. The speed design along SR 12/US 278 is 45 mph west of SR 142 and 45 mph to 50 mph east of SR 142.