Work on Hall County’s next big road project is underway, but motorists will need to exercise patience as the project slowly takes shape. As part of the long-awaited widening of Athens Highway/U.S. 129 in East Hall, crews are “clearing and removing the large tree roots from the areas that will make up the new road,” said Katie Strickland, Georgia Department of Transportation district spokeswoman. “There is an 18-month allowance of time for utilities to be relocated,” she said.