Will Adding the 4th Lane to Pine Forest Road between 9-Mile and I-10 Move Ahead--Starting Today?

Later this morning at today's Florida Alabama Transportation Planning Organization meeting one item in particular is standing out.

Beyond discussion of the priorities is an action item to move the prioritization up for the project to add a 4th lane on Pine Forest Road from I-10 the 9-Mile Road.

This has been a traffic pinch point forever, and many have questioned whether or not adding a 4th lane (currently there are two lanes southbound and only one lane northbound on this stretch of Pine Forest Road) would ever happen.

Many, like me, wonder what the rationale ever was for designing this stretch of road this way with only three lanes.

This morning we have the ability to move this project one step closer to reality by bumping the priority of this stretch up as is on the agenda.

We've talked about it, complained about it, and heard complaints about it.

Later this morning, hopefully, we will do something about it!