Plans are moving forward to improve safety on a short but treacherous stretch of Union Church Road in South Hall County. Right-of-way acquisition is set to take place this fiscal year on the work, which involves improvements at a culvert off Deaton Creek. The project, estimated to cost $1 million, calls for widening shoulders to install a guardrail on one side of the culvert, said Teri Pope, the DOT’s district spokeswoman.