Tuesday, July 10, 2012
At least two people, including a child, have been taken to the hospital by helicopter after the accident in Lawrenceville, Ga.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A three-car crash at Hwy 316 and Sugarloaf Pkwy has sent at least two people to the hospital by helicopter. At least one of those victims is a child. Gwinnett County Police said the accident happened Tuesday at about 4pm, just ahead of rush hour traffic. There is no word yet on a cause or conditions of others involved. This accident may cause traffic delays. To find more about travel time and alternate routes, please visit our Commute page.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Traffic in Lawrenceville, Ga. will be impacted with lane closures the week of July 9th through the 13th and an eight month detour will be in place.
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
Starting Monday, July 9th, there may be more traffic delays on SR 316, even in the middle of the night. There will be lane closures and a portion of Hosea Road will be closed to through traffic overnight as the Georgia Department of Transportation continues construction on SR 316. They are turning the traffic light at the intersections of Collins Hill Road and SR 20 with SR 316 into one interchange with exit ramps. Only business access traffic will be allowed on Hosea Road starting at Hurricane Shoals Road. There will be a detour denoted by signs routing traffic onto SR 316 and back to Hurricane Shoals Road then to Hosea Road. GDOT expect this detour to be in place for about eight months. The outside lane of SR 316 will be closed in both …
Monday, July 2, 2012
The newly added stretch of roadway in Lawrenceville, Ga. goes from West Campbell Road to SR 316.
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Drivers have a new option for their ride home tonight. The extension of Sugarloaf Parkway officially opened to motorists Monday afternoon. The SPLOST funded project extends the roadway from West Campbell Road to SR 316. It also includes two of the four ramps at the 316 interchange. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday at the site. This is phase 1, section 3 of the Sugarloaf Extension project. The plan is to eventually extend Sugarloaf Parkway up to the Mall of Georgia in Buford. For real-time traffic updates, check out our Commute page.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Phillips was killed in a motorcycle accident in Lawrenceville, Ga. Friday.
The Gwinnett community will begin official remembrances of Trey Phillips Monday afternoon. A resident of Lawrenceville, Phillips, 43, was a lawyer in Lawrenceville and an Army Veteran. Phillips died after a car struck him while he was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle on SR 316 near Boggs Road Friday afternoon. According to a police report, the driver of a Chevy Cavalier was driving on the westbound side of 316 when she lost control and struck the guardrail. Her car continued onto the eastbound side and struck Phillips. He was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center where he later died. The driver also suffered serious injuries and was taken to Gwinnett Med. Gwinnett County Police Department's Cpl. Edwin Ritter said the crash is still under …
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
A Loganville man was arrested Friday night after leading a Lawrenceville police officer on a high-speed chase that reached speeds of up to 143 mph on Hwy 316.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Jose Andres Mezu, 28, of 71 Wilkes Drive, Loganville, was arrested and now faces a slew of charges after running from Lawrenceville police on Friday night. The chase started after Mezu was initially clocked at about 8:17 p.m. riding his motorcycle on Highway 124 at 72 mph. The speed limit is 45 mph. When he was finally caught, Mezu had run up several more speeding charges, including up to 129 mph on Highway 124, 98, 109 and 114 mph on Sugarloaf Parkway and 143 mph on SR 316. Police report that Mezu weaved in and out of traffic at these high rates of speed, avoided road blocks by other officers, jumped concrete gores and ran red lights in his efforts to avoid police. The chase continued on several roadways including I-85 and SR 120 before…
Monday, April 16, 2012
The new lane opened to traffic in Gwinnett County Friday afternoon.
The new lane on State Route 316 eastbound officially opened Friday in time for rush hour. The third lane extends from the split from I-85 end becomes the ramp for the Sugarloaf exit on 316. "Afternoon commutes are a lot smoother because of this project," said Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau. "If you were to take a picture of the road down here where the actual lane was constructed all the way to Sugarloaf, a few months ago you would have seen a huge bottleneck. It would back up for an eighth to a quarter of a mile, and now there are virtually no merging issues. It's been a huge enhancement." Beaudreau said the approximately $2.5 million dollars for the project came from Gwinnett County SPLOST funds. Construction …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Good news for Gwinnett drivers! The lane is scheduled to open in time for your evening commute.
After nearly six months of construction and slow-downs, a new lane on State Route 316 will open Friday afternoon, just in time for the evening rush hour. The new lane on SR 316 eastbound runs from the I-85 split to Sugarloaf Parkway. Gwinnett County will hold an official ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at 4pm at Gwinnett Tech overlooking SR 316. District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau is scheduled to speak at the event. Funding for this project came from SPLOST programs. Do you think the new lane will help ease traffic congestion on 316? Click the comment icon to tell us what you think. For the latest live traffic updates, check out our Commute page.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Lawrenceville crossroads made Fox 5's list.
Anyone who's ever travelled down Highway 316 knows that traffic can be a bear, especially at the intersection of State Route 20/Buford Dr. Fox 5 recently released their list of Metro Atlanta's "Top 5 Worst Traffic Intersections," and no surprise to Lawrenceville residents, the intersection at 316 and State Route 20/Buford Dr made the cut. But relief from sitting through several cycles of red lights is on the way. The county has begun construction to build bridges over 316 at Collins Hill Rd and Buford Dr. “Eliminating the red lights and yellow lights is going to tremendously improve efficiency,” said Kim Conroy of the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation to Fox 5's Justin Gray. The other Metro Atlanta intersection making Fox 5's …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
A tractor trailer hit an overhead sign at the 85N/316 split, shutting the highway down for several hours.
Updated 12:52pm All lanes of I-85N are now re-open. The accident occurred just before 10 a.m. Wednesday and involved a single tractor trailer at the 316 split. Gwinnett County Police Department spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said the driver had an issue with a tire, possibly a flat or loss of tread, and he attempted to pull over. The driver was not able to stop in time and ended up crashing into a support beam for an overhead sign, causing the sign to fall over all lanes of the highway. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive. Traffic was backed up for miles and drivers diverted to 316. Here are pictures from the scene. You can use Patch's real time traffic tracker to see how this tie-up may affect your …
All lanes of the northbound highway are blocked.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
An accident shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday shut down all the northbound lanes of I-85 at Pleasant Hill just before the 316 split. Reports say the tractor trailer involved in the accident knocked down overhead signage, blocking all the lanes. You can use our real-time traffic tracker to get updates about the accident and find routes around the backup.
Vanzetta Evans
1:06 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Alishia, could you please email me details about the ride? Including the route? You can email me at vanzetta.evans@patch.com. Thanks. more ›