VALDOSTA Ga.-- After nearly a year of studying the impact of truck traffic in the Downtown Valdosta area, the results of a city and county jointly funded study are being released.
Those results along with recommendations for how to alleviate the truck congestion are expected to be released to the public at an open house event.
That event has been scheduled to take place Tuesday, May 10, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the second floor of Steel Magnolias restaurant located at 132 N. Patterson Street in Downtown Valdosta.
Officials say a Federal Transportation agency for the Valdosta and Lowndes County Community worked with the consulting team Cambridge Systematics to analyze the truck traffic patterns and make future forecasts.
They looked into several options to reduce the impact of the traffic, including a bypass or a parkway to cut down on noise, congretsion, safety and quality of life.
The results are being presented to local officials to determine if any of the projects can be brought to life.
According to the Valdosta-Lowndes County Transportation Department, information about the alternatives presented and a final recommendation will be available on the Southern Georgia Regional Commission website as they are available.
