Georgia Department of Transportation

11/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/11/2026 12:09

Decatur Co: All lanes of Whigham Dairy Rd scheduled to open Nov. 12

Please do not reply to [email protected].
View this email in your browser
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Contact: Nita Birmingham 229.326.5435
District Four Communications
Decatur County...
Whigham Dairy Road scheduled to open as a state route
What: Both lanes of Decatur County Road 208/Whigham Dairy Road are scheduled to open this week and the road will be designated State Route 97/SR 309. The original scheduled completion date for the project was spring of 2027. Construction began in November 2024 and the construction contract awarded by Georgia Department of Transportation is approximately $9.4 million.

Designating the road as a state route will provide truck traffic a direct north/south route and prevent drivers from having to wind through downtown Bainbridge. The downtown legs of SR 97/SR 309 will be removed from the state highway system.

The road has been brought up to state route standards with a more stable base that will better support the weight of tractor trailers and a thicker roadway. The road has 6.5-foot paved shoulders instead of the previous four-foot dirt shoulders to help prevent pavement deterioration. Other improvements include the addition of turn lanes at two intersections and realignment of the road on the northern end to correct the skewed intersection at Hillcrest Drive.

Where: County Road 208/Whigham Dairy Road, Decatur County, now designated SR 97/SR 309.

When: Both lanes are scheduled to open Thursday, Nov. 12. Since spring of 2026, traffic has been restricted to one lane in a single direction and non-local traffic has been detoured.
###
Follow Us
Like Us
Visit Us
See Us
Watch Us
The information you provide to the Georgia Department of Transportation will be used solely by GDOT. The Department does not sell or offer a subscriber's personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. To no longer receive this e-news letter, please select "unsubscribe from this list" below.
For questions, contact Nita Birmingham.
Copyright © 2026 Georgia Department of Transportation, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
Georgia Department of Transportation
710 W. 2nd St.
Tifton, GA 31794

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Georgia Department of Transportation published this content on November 10, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on November 11, 2026 at 18:09 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]