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Busy Gainesville intersection getting new look
New RaceTrac spurs changes at Ga. 60 and West Ridge Road
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The turn lanes at the intersection of Queen City Parkway and Ridge Road are being widened. - photo by Tom Reed
A busy Gainesville intersection is getting a makeover thanks to construction of a new RaceTrac convenience store.Work began several weeks ago on the rebuilding of Ga. 60/Queen City Parkway at West Ridge Road, about a half-mile north of Interstate 985. “We don’t have the exact timeline ... on the completion of the road improvements, but I do know we are hoping to open the store (by) early fall,” said Cindy Erfurt, engineering project manager for RaceTrac. RaceTrac officials couldn’t be reached for specifics on the project, which has been plagued by recent rains, but a map provided by Gainesville officials shows a new left-turn lane from Queen City onto West Ridge for motorists traveling southbound toward I-985.