The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners gave the green light to three new road construction projects in December. Braselton Highway (State Route 124) will get an additional lane in each direction from Hamilton Mill Road east to Pine Road. The County will receive $1.5 million in state funding for the project. "We really appreciate the efforts of State DOT Board member Rudy Bowen and Commissioner Linnenkohl for helping obtain funding for this much-needed project to deal with congestion in the growing Hamilton Mill area," said District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau. G.P.’s Enterprises will begin the work early this year.

Upgrades to the intersection of Cooper and Rosebud Roads south of Grayson will include turn lanes and a new traffic signal, eliminating the current four-way stop. The project will reduce congestion at this increasingly busy intersection and also around two new schools in the area, according to Beaudreau. The $2.9 million contract, which includes turn lanes at Trip Elementary School on Cooper Road and Bay Creek Middle School on Rosebud Road, went to the lowest of 11 bidders, Gary's Grading, Inc. Funding comes from the 2005 SPLOST program.

A third project on Webb Gin House Road will upgrade the intersection with Scenic Highway (State Route 124) and will add a center turn lane and sidewalks from there to Ronald Reagan Parkway. The intersection will get additional turn lanes and a second through lane. G.P.'s Enterprises, the lowest of nine bidders, got the almost $4.5 million contract that is also funded by the 2005 SPLOST program.