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Rome News-Tribune
Stay safe, alert on the roads this school year
It’s back-to-school season, making it imperative for drivers to be vigilant on the roads and remember key traffic laws that help keep our school children — and fellow drivers — safe. Once the school year begins, school buses are on their routes again, helping our littlest locals safely get to and from school and their homes. Georgia law states that drivers who are approaching or meeting a stopped bus with flashing lights are to stop also. Drivers are to remain stopped until the bus is back in motion or turns off its warning lights and all loading or unloading passengers have cleared the roadway. An exception applies if the highway is separated in the center by a divided median. When there is a divided median, only the drivers on the same side of the road as the school bus must stop. Divided medians can be grass or concrete. Turning lanes and painted medians do not count as divided medians, said Capt. Chris DeHart, who is over the Special Operations Unit with the Rome Police Department. “It’s illegal to pass a stopped school bus when its stop arm is extended and its red lights are flashing, where otherwise permitted by state
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Big Changes Are Rolling Into Rome Transit as New Route System
Rome Transit is preparing to unveil the most significant changes to its bus system in more than two decades, introducing a redesigned route network aimed at making public transportation easier to navigate, more reliable, and better connected for riders across the community. Beginning Monday, August 3, passengers will experience an...
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Rock City Highlights Safety as Gondola Proposal Debate Continues
Rock City Releases New Safety Information as Gondola Proposal Debate Continues. Rock City Enterprises is releasing another round of information about its proposed gondola transportation system, this time focusing on safety as public debate over the project continues. The company announced Monday that it is sharing safety findings from Doppelmayr...
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This cozy holiday express train ride just 1.5 hours from Atlanta takes passengers on a stunning journey through the North Georgia mountains — Hot cocoa, jingle bells, holiday music, & a chance to see Santa Claus
The Blue Ridge Railway is a wonderful way to experience Blue Ridge, whether you’ve been before or this is your first time. Rides begin at the historic depot in downtown Blue Ridge, setting off on a 26-mile roundtrip adventure along the Toccoa River, to the towns of of McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee.
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Heads up, Ooltewah drivers: Hamilton County to close road daily for a week for maintenance
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — Drivers in Ooltewah should plan for delays beginning next week as a section of Green Shanty Road closes for sewer repairs. Green Shanty Road will be closed daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Monday, July 27, through Wednesday, Aug. 5. The closure will affect...
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Lane Closures Planned on U.S. 27 in Rome Next Week
Drivers traveling through Rome should prepare for daytime lane closures on U.S. 27 next week as the Georgia Department of Transportation completes maintenance work. According to GDOT, the right southbound lane and shoulder of U.S. 27 at 10th Street will be closed from Monday, July 20, through Thursday, July 23, weather permitting.
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Heads up, Ooltewah drivers: Hamilton County to close road daily for a week for maintenance
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — Drivers in Ooltewah should plan for delays beginning next week as a section of Green Shanty Road closes for sewer repairs. Green Shanty Road will be closed daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Monday, July 27, through Wednesday, Aug. 5. The closure will affect...
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Lane closure planned on state highway in Cleveland for weeklong utility work
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. — Drivers in Cleveland should plan for delays next week as utility work closes a lane along one of the city's busiest corridors. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says the right northbound lane on State Route 60 at the Peerless Road intersection will close beginning Monday, July 20, at 8 a.m.
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Weekend lane closures on I-75 NB express lanes in Marietta, Kennesaw for road striping
Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation will completely close the Interstate 75 Express Lanes in Cobb County this weekend as part of a project to restripe the roadway between the I-75/I-285 interchange to just north of Hickory Grove Road. Crews will apply a high-reflective striping to improve driver visibility in wet weather conditions. Weather and on-site conditions permitting, crews will completely close the I-75 Express Lanes northbound in the project area on July 17 and July 18 from 11:30 p.m. until 11:30 a.m. the following mornings. These complete closures will allow crews to work more efficiently without traffic. Roadway signs and message boards will alert drivers of the closures in advance so that alternate routes and/or extra travel time can be planned. For more information, call 511, visit 511ga.org or download the Georgia 511 app for real-time information on work status and traffic conditions.