Citing the project as an example of cooperation between the state and the local community, Gov. Nathan Deal officially broke ground Thursday on the new North Leesburg Bypass. The $8 million, 1.78-mile bypass is designed to relieve school day congestion in the city by routing traffic from U.S. 19 around the city of Leesburg north to SR 195.

“As our county has grown so have our schools,” Lee County School Board Chairperson Sylvia Vann said. “Unless you have children in the school system you might not know that on school days, the population of Leesburg triples. This bypass will not only help with school day safety, all parts of our community will also benefit from this project.”

Deal said the project is more than a bypass because it is an example of the kind of cooperation between the state and and counties.

“This project is less than two miles long, but it’s an important two miles because it concerns the safety of our students and bus drivers,” the governor said. “It is also a symbol of cooperation among many different state agencies and at the local level. The result is good things are happening for the people of Georgia. People expect projects and they expect results.”

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