Dawsonville Highway-McEver Road congestion among transportation issues to get studied in 2018 - Gainesville Times

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Dawsonville Highway-McEver Road congestion among transportation issues to get studied in 2018

Traffic congestion has been an issue at the intersection of Dawsonville Highway and McEver Road in Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes

10042017 STUDIES 0003.jpg — Traffic congestion has been an issue at the intersection of Dawsonville Highway and McEver Road in Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes

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Updated: Oct 3, 2017, 10:31 PM

Published: Oct 3, 2017, 10:27 PM

Hall County can proceed with four transportation studies — including one examining Dawsonville Highway-McEver Road traffic flow — now that it has been approved for $520,000 in federal road planning money. The studies involve a potential road connector system involving Dawsonville Highway and McEver Road, pedestrian/bicycling trail connections in Gainesville and South Hall, and Oakwood traffic improvements.

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Update: I-985 southbound reopens after closing due to separate vehicle fire, crash

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Updated: Apr 5, 2025, 12:17 AM

Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:14 PM

Lanes have reopened after a vehicle fire and crash Friday, April 4, caused both southbound lanes of Interstate 985 to be blocked in the Flowery Branch area.

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