Three million dollars buried on page 90 of the
171 page T-SPLOST Unconstrained Investment List
for the Southern Georgia Region
to funnel traffic along Cat Creek Road to Moody Air Force Base, promoting sprawl in far north Lowndes County,
in an area the Comprehensive Plan says should be for agriculture
and forestry.
In amongst the boilerplate and the red herrings (“potentially reducing
the incidence of crashes”, “mitigating congestion”) is the real purpose
of this project:
Also as a part of the project, protected left turn lanes will be added at
various intersections along Cat Creek Road. The proposed intersections
include Pine Grove Road, Radar Site Road, New Bethel Road, and Hambrick
Road.
There’s a more long-term reason, too, which is hinted at with this
further unnecessary work:
