Jackson County leaders said they think joining with Hall County will work in their favor when it comes to road planning. The Gainesville-Hall Metropolitan Planning Organization is expanding its transportation planning area next year to include a couple of areas in Jackson County, particularly fast-growing Braselton and Hoschton. “There’s some things that Jackson County has — Interstate 85, (parts of) U.S. 129 and our rail access — that we need to bring up and really plan for that Gainesville-Hall hasn’t looked at before,” said Gina Roy, director of Jackson County’s public development department.