Work could start soon on the long-awaited widening of Lanier Islands Parkway/Ga. 347 from McEver Road to Lanier Islands resort in South Hall. The Georgia Department of Transportation has given the contractor, CMES Inc. of Norcross, the go-ahead to start the $10.4 million project. The work calls for adding a center turn lane along the 2.4-mile stretch and adding right-turn lanes as needed, as well as a 10-foot multiuse path on one side of the road and a 5-foot sidewalk on the other.