It has been years in the making, but the smiles on all the faces were for the opening of the entire 6-mile span of Veterans Parkway from Ga. Highway 54 to Ga. Highway 92 North officially opened on July 26. The ribbon-cutting was held a short distance from Hwy. 92 North. Pictured, from left, are Public Works Director Phil Mallon, Fayetteville Councilman Paul Oddo, Fayette County Administrator Steve Rapson, Fayette County Commissioner Randy Ognio, West Fayetteville Bypass project manager Carlos Christian, Fayetteville Councilman Scott Stacy, Fayette County Commissioner Charles Rousseau, Fayette County Commissioner Chuck Oddo, and poised happily at the ribbon, Fayette County Commission Chairman Eric Maxwell. Photo/Ben Nelms.
