SR 17 FM S OF FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE TO N OF CR 24/SCOTT ROAD

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Project EDS00-545-00(20), P.I. no. 122110, located in Franklin and Stephens Counties proposes to widen the existing State Route (SR) 17 from a two-lane rural highway to a four-lane rural divided highway. The bypass project begins 0.75 miles south of the Franklin/Stephens County line, utilizing a 44-foot grassed median throughout the length of the project, and ends approximately 1500-feet northwest of Scott Road (CR 24). From its beginning point, the alignment continues along its original course for approximately 0.25 miles. It then diverges from the existing SR 17, crossing back over the original alignment and Hartwell Railroad with a pair of parallel bridges. Just beyond Price Road, the proposed alignment then runs northeast along the county line before taking a 1 mile long curve to the left into Stephens County. The proposed SR 17 alignment runs at an offset of approximately 0.5 miles from the existing SR 17 alignment until it rejoins the original alignment near Scott Road (CR24)