Work has started on the long-awaited widening of Ga. 347/Lanier Islands Parkway, the first of three projects that ultimately will serve as a major east-west connector in South Hall. Grading is under way near Atlanta Highway and silt fencing is up for most of the two-mile route. The $14 million project calls for a four-lane divided highway, including sidewalks, between McEver Road/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Interstate 985.