Ronald Reagan Parkway
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Ronald Reagan Parkway is a limited-access highway in Gwinnett County, Georgia
. The highway was spearheaded by then-Gwinnett County chairman Wayne Mason in the mid-1990s.
. It ends at the transition ramp to Pleasant Hill Road in Lilburn
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to Interstate 85
(I-85) were abandoned after public out-cry over tolls, potential traffic and the road path—only to be later resumed in 2009. Plans have been rehashed to extend RRP to directly connect with I-85. On June 23, 2009, Gwinnett County voted to approve a partnership with a private firm to study extending the Ronald Reagan Parkway to I-85. The study will cost taxpayers $1.4 million.
Gwinnett County, Georgia
, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...
. The highway was spearheaded by then-Gwinnett County chairman Wayne Mason in the mid-1990s.
Route description
The parkway begins at the intersection of Scenic Highway (SR 124) and Pinehurst Road in SnellvilleSnellville, Georgia
Snellville is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, east of Atlanta. The population was 15,351 at the 2000 census. The city's mayor, Jerry Oberholtzer, was elected to a 4-year term in 2007. The city's commercial and residential development has grown enormously in recent years...
. It ends at the transition ramp to Pleasant Hill Road in Lilburn
Lilburn, Georgia
As of 2010 Lilburn had a population of 11,596. The median age was 36.3. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 52.7% white , 16.4% black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 4.8% Asian Indian, 10.4% other Asian, 12.3% from some other race and 2.8% from two or more races...
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History
Plans later to extend it as a toll roadToll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
to Interstate 85
Interstate 85 in Georgia
In the U.S. state of Georgia, the major Interstate Highway, Interstate 85, runs northeast-southwest from the Alabama border near West Point, and Lanett, Ala., running through Metropolitan Atlanta, and traveling to the border with South Carolina, where it crosses the Savannah River near Lake Hartwell...
(I-85) were abandoned after public out-cry over tolls, potential traffic and the road path—only to be later resumed in 2009. Plans have been rehashed to extend RRP to directly connect with I-85. On June 23, 2009, Gwinnett County voted to approve a partnership with a private firm to study extending the Ronald Reagan Parkway to I-85. The study will cost taxpayers $1.4 million.