{"id":1875,"date":"2011-06-21T18:27:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T22:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/widening-old-us-41-north-its-back-for-8-million-t-splost.html"},"modified":"2011-06-21T18:27:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T22:27:17","slug":"widening-old-us-41-north-its-back-for-8-million-t-splost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/widening-old-us-41-north-its-back-for-8-million-t-splost.html","title":{"rendered":"Widening Old US 41 North: It&#8217;s Back, for $8 million T-SPLOST!"},"content":{"rendered":"Lowndes County wants $8 million T-SPLOST to widen Old US 41 North from\nNorth Valdosta Road to Union Road, and the map shows the entire road\nto the center of Hahira as part of the plan.\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/congratulations-to-car41no.html\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   width=\"183\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a00d8341cb65b53ef00e553e2dbb18834-pi.jpg\"><\/a>\nBack in 2009, a local citizens group called\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/congratulations-to-car41no.html\">car41no managed to fight off widening Old US 41 North all the way\ninto Hahira<\/a>, at least temporarily.\nWell, it&#8217;s back!\nThis time, instead of asking for general GDOT money,\nLowndes County is asking for funds from the proposed T-SPLOST one cent sales tax.\n<p>\nWhat is in the plan for old US 41 North between Union Road and Hahira?\n<blockquote>\nIt is proposed to construct bike lanes and possibly sidewalks throughout\nthe project for the residents of this area to use.\n<\/blockquote>\nI suspect &#8220;construct bike lanes&#8221; means paint lines on the pavement,\nand note that sidewalks are just &#8220;possibly&#8221;.\n<p>\nSo what is this plan really for?\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\n<table style=\"float:right;\" ><tr><td>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Scruggs+Company,+Hahira,+GA&amp;aq=0&amp;sll=30.925494,-83.347092&amp;sspn=0.146079,0.160675&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=Scruggs+Company,&amp;hnear=Hahira,+Lowndes,+Georgia&amp;t=h&amp;ll=30.932065,-83.351791&amp;spn=0.005522,0.006437&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Scruggs+Company,+Hahira,+GA&amp;aq=0&amp;sll=30.925494,-83.347092&amp;sspn=0.146079,0.160675&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=Scruggs+Company,&amp;hnear=Hahira,+Lowndes,+Georgia&amp;t=h&amp;ll=30.932065,-83.351791&amp;spn=0.005522,0.006437&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\nOver the past 15 years with the installation of Lowndes County Water\nand Sewer in this area, nine residential subdivisions, a private K-12\nschool, and numerous commercial developments have developed throughout\nthis corridor. Commercial development includes a restaurant, convenience\nstores, car dealership, numerous doctors` offices and a hospital. Lowndes\nCounty also has a fire department and solid waste collection facility\nlocated in this area.  With the future plans for further development\nin this area both commercially and residentially, future traffic models\nindicate traffic counts will exceed 20,000 vehicles per day.\n<\/blockquote>\nTranslation: Lowndes County put in water and sewer to promote development\nin this area, and now it plans to promote further development by\nwidening the affected road.\nHere&#8217;s a rare forthright acknowledgement that road work is intended\nto work hand-in-glove with water and sewer to promote development.\n<p>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2009\/11\/thoroughfare-plan-for-lowndes-county.html\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3162\/3050824959_32b74f0142_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nIt would be very interesting to see those future traffic models.\nI wonder if those are like the criteria in the county&#8217;s\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2009\/11\/thoroughfare-plan-for-lowndes-county.html\">\nThoroughfare Plan<\/a>\nthat got passed in November 2009 with numerous changes that didn&#8217;t\nmatch the plan&#8217;s own criteria.\nDoes anybody know where that Thoroughfare Plan is on the County&#8217;s web site now?\nI can&#8217;t seem to find it there anymore&#8230;.\n<p>\nMeanwhile, here&#8217;s the detailed writeup Lowndes County submitted for\nT-SPLOST funding, extracted from the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/06\/t-splost-projects-for-southern-georgia-region.html\">171 page PDF.<\/a>\n<center><H2>Project Sheet<H2><\/center>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid black;\" ><tr><td>\n<table>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>Project&nbsp;Number:<\/b><\/i>\n<br>\n<\/td><td>\nRC11-000095\n<br>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>Project&nbsp;Name:<\/b><\/i>\n<br>\n<\/td><td>\nOld US 41 Widening from SR 7 to Union Road\n<br>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>GDOT&nbsp;ID:<\/b><\/i>\n<br>\n<\/td><td>\n&nbsp;\n<br>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>Project&nbsp;Description:<\/b><\/i>\n<br>\n<\/td><td>\nWiden Old US 41 to a 5-lane urban section roadway from SR 7 to Union Road.\n<br>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>Regional&nbsp;Commission:<\/b><\/i>\n<br>\n<\/td><td>\nSouthern Georgia\n<br>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>Unconstrained&nbsp;List:<\/b><\/i>\n<br>\n<\/td><td>\nYes\n<br>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>County:<\/b><\/i>\n<br>\n<\/td><td>\nLowndes County\n<br>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n<table style=\"width:100%;\"  background=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3144\/5842467254_c96c84375a_o.jpg\">\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<b>Phase<\/b><\/td><td align=\"right\">\n<b>Total Project Cost<\/b><\/td><td align=\"right\">\n<b>Total Amt Requested<\/b><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\nPE<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$650,000<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$650,000<\/td>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\nROW<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$850,000<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$850,000<\/td>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\nCST<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$6,500,000<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$6,500,000<\/td>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<b>Total<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><b>$8,000,000<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><b>$8,000,000<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<i><b>Comments:<\/b><\/i>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td colspan=3>\nOld 41 is a major collector that extends from SR 7 or North Valdosta Road to SR 122\nin Hahira.  At SR 122 in Hahira, Old 41 turns into SR 7 again to travel north into Cook County.  Old 41 is used as a main artery for residents to travel from Hahira, North\nLowndes County, and Cook County into Lowndes County and Valdosta for school,\nwork, and entertainment. Over the past 15 years with the installation of Lowndes County Water and Sewer in this area, nine residential subdivisions, a private K-12\nschool, and numerous commercial developments have developed throughout this corridor.  Commercial development includes a restaurant, convenience stores, car dealership, numerous doctors` offices and a hospital.  Lowndes County also has a fire department and solid waste collection facility located in this area. With the future plans for further development in this area both commercially and residentially, future traffic models indicate traffic counts will exceed 20,000 vehicles per day. The majority of the development has occurred in this area and the continued growth is also anticipated in this proximity. It is proposed to construct bike lanes and possibly sidewalks throughout the project for the residents of this area to use\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n<table>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\n<b>Public Benefit<\/b>\n<\/td><td>\n<b>Notes<\/b>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\nEnsuring Safety and Security\n<\/td><td>\nThis project would benefit the public by potentially reducing the incidence of crashes along this roadway segment,\ncorridor, and\/or intersection.\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\nMaximizing the value of\nGeorgia&#8217;s Assets\n<\/td><td>\nThis project could potentially maximize the full utility of an existing transportation facility(s).  In some cases, bypasses\nwill be necessary.  Example benefits could be: mitigating congestion (e.g. operational improvements) and optimizing capital asset management (e.g. resurfacing, rehabilitation).  The impacts would apply to this roadway segment, corridor, and\/or intersection.\n<tr valign=\"top\"><td>\nSupporting Economic\nGrowth\/Competitiveness\n<\/td><td>\nThis project could assist in having a positive impact on the economic vitality for this region, and in some cases possibly\nfor the entire state.  Its impact could also be observed along the roadway segment, corridor, and\/or intersection.  Example benefits could be: improved access to jobs; improved travel times for drivers; increased lane capacity; improved efficiency and reliability for freight cargo\/goods movement; providing border to border and inter-regional connectivity; and improve local connectivity to statewide transportation network.\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<i><b>Project Location<\/b><\/i><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5851557986\/in\/photostream\/\">\n<IMG src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2596\/5851557986_bcf7e9de55.jpg\"><\/a><br>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lowndes County wants $8 million T-SPLOST to widen Old US 41 North from North Valdosta Road to Union Road, and the map shows the entire road to the center of Hahira as part of the plan. Back in 2009, a local citizens group called car41no managed to fight off widening Old US 41 North all [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[602,88,1177,449],"tags":[4337,4340,4339,300,8701,8791,7,625,4342,2292,816,2504,1167,4338,1168,8767,4335,4336,4341,8727],"class_list":["post-1875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hahira","category-lowndes-county-commission","category-t-splost","category-transportation","tag-ax","tag-car41no","tag-county-engineer","tag-development","tag-georgia","tag-hahira","tag-lowndes-county","tag-mike-fletcher","tag-model","tag-old-us-41-north","tag-road","tag-sewer","tag-sprawl","tag-thoroughfare-plan","tag-traffic","tag-transportation","tag-tsplost","tag-tt-splost","tag-union-road","tag-water"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p585fK-uf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}