June 13th, 2024 – 12:25 PM

Floyd County Emergency Management –

Road construction will cause traffic delays for motorists traveling out of Rome on Turner McCall
beginning Monday. The Darlington Drive exit has been identified as the primary detour, but public
safety is encouraging the community to utilize other options.

The bridge for the southbound Cartersville exit from Turner McCall Boulevard will be closed for
construction beginning June 17, 2024. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the
project will last two weeks and be completed on July 1st.

The official detour directs all southbound traffic onto Cedartown Highway (US 27) where it will exit
at Darlington Drive near AgPro. Vehicles will turn left to cross the highway and then turn left again to
return to the highway and merge onto Cartersville Highway (Ga 20 / US 411).

Due to the volume of traffic that utilizes the Cartersville exit from Turner McCall, public safety is
encouraging motorists to seek out other detours such as the Rome Bypass (Ga Loop 1).

Detour options include:

1. Turner McCall to 12th Street exit; right onto Dean Street (Ga 101) and then left onto Cartersville
   Highway (Ga 20 / US411)
2. Turner McCall to Maple Street exit; turn left and then left again to merge onto Cartersville
   Highway (Ga 20 / US 411).
3. Turner McCall to Five Points; connect to New Calhoun Highway (Ga 53) or Kingston Highway
   (Ga 293) to utilize Rome bypass (Ga Loop 1) to Cartersville Highway (Ga 20 / US 411).

The contractor for this project is Comanche Construction of Georgia, which is based in Marietta.