HOT lanes could get a little closer to Hall County. A project calls for extending the high occupancy toll lanes, or Express Lanes, on Interstate 85 from Old Peachtree Road to Hamilton Mill Road in Gwinnett, a 10-mile stretch skirting past Interstate 985. According to a Georgia Department of Transportation fact sheet, public hearings are set for 4-7 p.m. March 21 at the Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth; and 4-7 p.m. March 28 at the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building.