The proposed project would improve operations along Panola Road from State Route (SR) 212 (a.k.a. Browns Mill Road) northward to just south of Fairington Road/Minola Drive, for a total distance of approximately 2.1 miles (see Figure 1). Panola Road would be widened to add a center two-way turn lane, 4-foot bike lanes, 5-foot sidewalks, and a 6-foot grassed buffer strip on each side of the road. Short segments of 20-foot raised median would be constructed in some areas along this portion of Panola Road to enhance aesthetics and provide traffic calming; however, no access would be blocked by these medians. In addition, a continuous right-turn lane would be added along Panola Road northbound from Big Miller Grove Way to the next intersection, Cedar Rock Drive, to the north, and along Panola Road southbound from Thompson Mill Road to the next intersection to the south (Panola Mill Drive), for a total length of approximately 740 feet. The proposed ROW width along this segment would vary from 60 to 120 feet. These changes were made along the entire project length.
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