COLORBEARER OF ATHENS, GEORGIA LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1987
July 18, 2012

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The Athens List

1. Jennings Mill Parkway

A four–lane extension between Commerce Boulevard and Jennings Mill Road to open up land for development and take trucks off Atlanta Highway.

Cost: $10 million

Construction date: 2016–2019

2. Athens West Parkway/ Heyward Allen Parkway Connector

A new road connecting Mitchell Bridge Road and Heyward Allen Parkway to take traffic off Atlanta Highway.

Cost: $2.8 million

Construction date: 2016–2019

3. 10 Loop Interchange at Mitchell Bridge Road/ Heyward Allen Parkway

A new interchange that will take cars headed to Atlanta Highway off Mitchell Bridge Road.

Cost: $25 million

Construction date: 2020–2022

4. Tallassee Road at Whitehead Road Intersection Improvement

A roundabout is one option for the busy intersection, which only has a stop sign now.

Cost: $2 million

Construction date: 2013–2015

5. Tallassee Road Widening

Widen to four lanes from Mitchell Bridge to Whitehead Road.

Cost: $18 million

Construction date: 2016–2019

6. Prince Avenue Bicycle Lanes

Add bike lanes between Pulaski Street and the Loop.

Cost: $3.3 million

Construction date: 2016–2019

7. North Avenue Bicycle Lanes

Five–foot bike lanes between Willow Street and the Loop.

Cost: $2.8 million

Construction date: 2016–2019

8. Oconee Street Park–and–Ride Lot Phase II

Build a second park–and–ride lot across the street from one now under construction at the Loop to take commuter traffic off Oconee Street.

Cost: $2.2 million

Construction date: 2013–2015

9. Olympic Drive/Indian Hills/ Winterville Road Widening

Widen the corridor to four lanes to accommodate truck traffic in the industrial area.

Cost: $15 million

Construction date: 2020–2022

10. Lexington Road Bicycle Lanes

Five–foot bike lanes between Barnett Shoals and Gaines School roads.

Cost: $2 million

Construction date: 2013–2015

11. Athens–Ben Epps Airport

Five separate projects that include building a security fence, surveying surrounding land for potential takeoff and landing hazards, paving taxiways and aprons to accommodate more private planes, and reinforcing runways so fully fueled jets can take off once a federally funded extension is finished.

Cost: $12.8 million

Construction date: 2013–2022

12. Lexington Highway Widening

Widens U.S. Highway 78 to four lanes from Whit Davis Road to Crawford. Requested by Oglethorpe County for economic development.

Cost: $45 million

Construction date: 2016–2019

Advanced Traffic Management Systems

Install digital signs, video cameras and traffic signals connected by fiber optics to smooth traffic along major corridors.

Cost: $10 million

Construction date: 2013–2015

Transit Service Frequency Enhancements

Double bus service to every half–hour on seven routes for the next 10 years.

Cost: $7.5 million

Georgia Highway 316 interchanges at Highways 11 and 81 in Barrow County and the Oconee Connector

Replace dangerous and congested at–grade intersections with freeway–style interchanges.

Cost: $53.8 million

Construction date: 2013–2019

U.S. Highway 441 Widening

Widen to four lanes from Madison to Eatonton.

Cost: $39.9 million

Construction date: 2013–2019

Mars Hill/ Experiment Station Road Widening

Widen to four lanes from 316 to 441.

Cost: $49.7 million

Construction date: 2013–2019

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