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Gainesville bypass debate isnt new, or over
Ideas to reroute city's traffic date way before latest Enota tussle
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For longtime residents, the now-derailed Enota Bypass was simply another chapter — and maybe sore spot — in a long-standing issue of how to steer traffic around Gainesville. Just the topic’s mention likely gets neck veins bulging or blood pressure rising in some residents. And it’s not just talk of an “inner loop,” or a bypass using existing city roads, but an “outer bypass” that moves traffic completely around Gainesville using roads in Hall County.