Thoughts on Horizon South Parkway traffic? Share your input
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A heavily congested area in Columbia County with bumper-to-bumper traffic during prime time could soon be slowed down.
The Georgia Department of Transportation is working on a plan to alleviate traffic pains on Horizon South Parkway in Grovetown.
The two new TIA funded projects will be done by the state, not the county, and the state is now in the process of acquiring the land.
The first project will be on Whiskey Road off Wrightsboro Road for pavement reconstruction.
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There will also be a new connector built between Whiskey Road and Butternut Drive and Hummingbird Drive.
Both projects were voted on back in 2021, and the Georgia Department of Transportation says it ed with 70-80% approval.
Officials say the projects, worth more than $3 million, will help ease congestion.
The intersection is one that any driver who has driven during peak hours knows doesn’t take much for this road to get congested. However, the state’s new plan will give drivers the option to avoid the traffic.
“If any parent could save a couple minutes in the car with the baby screaming because they want to go to park it’s a win-win for everybody I think,” said Grovetown parent.
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We spoke with Jeremy Durrance, the project manager, about the project.
Durrance tells us that South Horizon Parkway and Whiskey Road is a busy, busy corridor around the clock and that this project will help alleviate some of the traffic.
However, the state is relying on social media to get the word out as to what’s coming.
“It’s gonna help a lot because I would prefer to come this way than that way. It’s gonna be a shortcut so it will be perfect. When you come from that way, you gotta wait on that light for at least five minutes to come here. So it’s a little bit complicated, especially if it is after five,” said Grovetown parent.
There are no scheduled in-person meetings or open houses for these projects due to budget cuts. Residents are expected to go to the state’s website, read about it, put in their concerns and ask some questions.
Residents can only do that until June 30. You can visit the project website here.
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