Thank you for visiting my site and commenting. I am looking forward to this section opening as well. As you point out, Horner Boulevard is currently very congested with traffic.

I really love some of the older homes in the historic district. I enjoy watching as homes which are in need of repair are bought and brought into better condition. Older homes often come with character that can be missing in some of the newer subdivisions.

Rita

Similarly it should benefit the historic downtown business area ( www.downtownsanford.com ) by allowing traffic and pedestrians more relaxed and safe access to the area. As Sanford has invested heavily into improving the downtown area to make it more attractive to pedestrians and boutique type business, this new bypass should only help to enhance that atmosphere once the hectic nature of Horner is more subdued.

With the current volume of traffic, Horner can be dangerous, loud, and actually damaging to structures from vibration and crashes. In fact, we’ve had two major incidents with tractor trailers over the last year on Horner in downtown.

So, once this bypass is open, it should provide a benefit for everyone, residents, businesses, trucking, and just generally improve the quality of life in the downtown area.

With the Sanford historic residential districts such as Rosemount McIver Park seeing a definite uptick in investment and restoration over the last few years, this latest development of the bypass opening will only serve to be one more factor making this part of town very attractive for home buyers, especially those interested in older historic homes.

We are definitely looking forward to it.

Al

The part they are opening in November should cut out 10-15 minutes of sitting in traffic for some folks. Once they get the whole bypass finished it will make getting around town a lot easier.