The planned replacement of the Elachee Drive bridge over Interstate 985 is drawing raves, but area residents are hoping the state remembers bicyclists and pedestrians as part of the project. A committee of city and county officials within the Gainesville-Hall Metropolitan Planning Organization, Hall’s lead transportation planning agency, gave its nod to the project last week but with the hope that those needs are addressed. “I have a physical fear of heights, so when I ride over that bridge, I have to kind of get in the middle, and I often think of somebody coming up behind me,” said Flowery Branch City Manager Bill Andrew, an avid cyclist.
Residents: New Elachee bridge needs room for bikes, pedestrians