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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