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DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GA --
Georgia DOT maintenance crews have scheduled mowing on State Route 133 in Dougherty County. Work is tentatively scheduled between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 10 and continuing through Wednesday, April 13, weather permitting.

Motorists should reduce their speed in these and all work zones.

Each day, hundreds of Georgia Department of Transportation employees and contractors work on dozens of highway, bridge and intersection improvements throughout the state. Their work often brings them and heavy machinery in close proximity to travel lanes. Fifty-seven Georgia DOT personnel an many more motorists, passengers and contractors' workers have been killed in highway work zone accidents since 1973. Please help us prevent these tragedies by slowing down; being especially attentive and cautious as you pass through construction work zones; and always driving responsibly. Safer Driving; Safer Work Zones; For Everyone. For more information on the Department of Transportation, visit (www.dot.ga.gov); you also may follow Georgia DOT on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/gadeptoftrans).