LAKE COUNTY, Fla – Residents who live off of Hartwood Marsh Road have been waiting for the county to begin its road widening project from Highway 27 to Regency Hills Drive.

Some residents said the traffic on that road causes safety issues, and they avoid using it altogether if they can.

Beth Dobbs, who lives in Kings Ridge off of Hartwood Marsh Road, said most of the time traffic is bumper to bumper.

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“They need to do something. I don’t know how to impact everybody, but the widening should be done,” Dobbs said.

Dobbs said the traffic has a big impact on her day-to-day errands.

“I try to avoid it at all possibilities,” Dobbs said. “Even when I’m coming in, I try not to come down to 27 to this corn

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