Study recommending $300 million in road projects OK'd. What could lie ahead? - Gainesville Times

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Study recommending $300 million in road projects OK'd. What could lie ahead?

A traffic study of a growing area between New Holland and the planned inland port in northeast Hall is finished and shows the need for a ton of road improvements. One of the many recommendations in the report is widening Jesse Jewell Parkway to six lanes at I-985. - photo by Scott Rogers

02182021 TRAFFIC 2.jpg — A traffic study of a growing area between New Holland and the planned inland port in northeast Hall is finished and shows the need for a ton of road improvements. One of the many recommendations in the report is widening Jesse Jewell Parkway to six lanes at I-985. - photo by Scott Rogers

Fixing future road congestion between downtown Gainesville and the planned inland port in northeast Hall County could cost about $300 million, according to a study presented at a Hall area transportation planning meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17.