(Lawrenceville, Ga., Feb. 10, 2017) – All lanes of the State Route 20 widening project near Sugar Hill are now open to traffic.

“We, along with Georgia DOT, are pleased to open the project to traffic,” said Alan Chapman, Director of the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation. “Motorists have been patient with our construction and we are happy to deliver.”

The project to create four lanes with a median stretched about four miles, from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to Burnette Trail. With its opening, SR 20 will carry at least four lanes of traffic through Gwinnett County from Sugar Hill to Walton County.

The widening, which was funded by federal, state and local dollars, illustrates partnerships between government agencies. In addition to teaming up with Gwinnett on this section of SR 20, the Georgia DOT is widening the bridge over the Chattahoochee River and partnering with Forsyth County to widen the road from James Burgess Road to Samples Road.

Gwinnett County was responsible for overseeing the engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction of the project. The County used 2005 and 2009 SPLOST funds, along with general capital funds, to cover these costs. State and federal funds provided utility relocations, reimbursement to Gwinnett County for land costs associated with right-of-way acquisition and reimbursement for construction. Gwinnett County DOT also oversaw the engineering and right-of-way acquisition on the state’s bridge project.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., Feb. 8, 2017) — A portion of Hosea Road in Lawrenceville will be closed for repairs to a water main.

The road will close Thursday, Feb. 9 at 10:00 p.m. and will remain closed until mid-afternoon on Friday, Feb. 10. The closure will be from Industrial Park Drive to Hurricane Shoals Road.

The Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources is a publicly-owned utility committed to providing superior water, wastewater, and stormwater services at an excellent value to residents and businesses.   DWR is widely recognized for innovation and service excellence as well as stewardship of the environmental resources in Gwinnett County.   For more information, visit www.gwinnettH2O.com.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., Feb. 8, 2017) – Live Healthy Gwinnett proudly welcomes new partner Salude Transitional Care and Rehabilitation facility in Suwanee. Salude joins the mission of encouraging Gwinnett residents to be active, eat healthy, get checked and be positive. Celebrating this partnership and in recognition of American Heart Month, Live Healthy Gwinnett will host a series of Walk the Talks with Salude.

On Saturday, Feb. 11 at 9 a.m. Dr. Alan Wang, Salude’s CEO and Medical Director will lead the Walk the Talk event at George Pierce Park. Dr. Wang will discuss the importance of staying active, heart health and more while walking with participants. Future walks will also be at George Pierce Park on Saturday, March 11, discussing Healthy Nutrition in today’s fast-moving world, on April 8, discussing Rehabilitation and on May 13, discussing Physical Fitness.

Walk the Talk is a free, informative walk with health and wellness professionals at an enjoyable, easy pace. Walks are held at various park trails and last about an hour. Live Healthy Gwinnett is always seeking community partnerships who share in the mission of promoting positive change in the Gwinnett Community. For more information, visit www.livehealthygwinnett.com or contact Marie Pinela at 770-822-3197. For information about Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, visit www.gwinnettparks.com. George Pierce Park is located at 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee.