As April arrives, so does a major step toward the next big road project in South Hall. The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to open bids on April 20 on the much-anticipated widening to four lanes of Ga. 347/Lanier Islands Parkway between Interstate 985 and McEver Road. “If the project is awarded to a contractor, that will happen in early May and construction will start late summer or early fall,” said Teri Pope, spokeswoman for the DOT’s Gainesville office.