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Flowery Branch mayor: Exit 14, school changes could help force DOT hand on Ga. 13 widening
Opposition to diamond interchange brought issue to light
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Flowery Branch’s mayor hopes a revamp of the Martin Road at Atlanta Highway intersection will speed up state plans to widen Atlanta Highway, especially with Flowery Branch High School moving back to the area and adding a bunch more traffic.
Through a couple of road project changes, Flowery Branch’s mayor believes the state might focus on widening Atlanta Highway/Ga. 13 in the wake of a planned new interchange at Martin Road in South Hall. By removing Martin Road’s widening from long-range plans and creating lanes that would force Exit 14 traffic to use Ga. 13, “we would put it on the state to four-lane Atlanta Highway,” Mike Miller said. He said he believes school shuffling plans in the area “makes it more of an incentive” for the Georgia Department of Transportation to widen the busy road.