Large Crowd Turns Out To View Maps Of Current Route Of U.S. 441 In South Of Oconee County

A large crowd turned out at an Open House tonight (Tuesday) to review maps of the current route of U.S. 441 as it passes through Oconee County south of Watkinsville and take advantage of opportunities to give the Georgia Department of Transportation input on its proposed widening of the route.

About 50 people, including 20 representatives of GDOT and its consultants, were in the room at the Community Center in Veterans Park 10 minutes before the Open House was scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

Those attending were confronted with two sets of large maps of the current route of the highway from just outside Watkinsville to just outside Madison in Morgan County.

GDOT officials emphasized that no route for the proposed four-laning of the roadway has been determined and none will be available until the summer of 2017.

At the peak of traffic about 5:20 p.m., more than 80 were in the room, looking at the maps and talking with GDOT representatives.

The official count of citizen attendees at 6:35 p.m. was 106. The Open House ended at 7.

For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.