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Back to school: Schools start will affect area roads
Officials suggest alternative routes
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Stan Hicks installs a fan in a school bus at the Hall County Schools bus shop. - photo by Tom Reed
More than 30,000 students will return to school today in Gainesville-Hall County, leaving streets around local schools backed up with cars and buses. But school and law enforcement officials said they are anticipating the traffic and have hopefully prepared for the ebb and flow of vehicles. “Of course, we are expecting traffic delays in and around the schools tomorrow morning and afternoon,” said Cpl. Kevin Holbrook, spokesman for the Gainesville Police Department.