Savannah to gain connections

The Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Connector will result in a 3.1-mile, four-lane extension of the parkway. It will become the main truck route between the port and I-95, relieving traffic and enhancing safety on crowded State Route 21 in the Port Wentworth area.

Georgia Department of Transport tentatively plans to award a design-build contract for the project late this year. Right of way acquisition would then begin, with construction starting in 2013 and the roadway completed and opened in 2015. State motor fuel tax revenues would be used to retire the bond debt created to fund the project.