72, is being rebuilt as a four-lane, high volume highway that will eventually reach from Athens to Clinton, South Carolina. Currently, workers are building the section from U.S. 29 in Clarke County to the Bowman Road east of Colbert.
Construction workers are busy building schools, businesses, infrastructure and new homes.
Most noticeable is the reconstruction of Hwy. 72 along the southern edge of the county. A part of the governor's developmental highway system, Hwy. 72, is being rebuilt as a four-lane, high volume highway that will eventually reach from Athens to Clinton, South Carolina. Currently, workers are building the section from U.S. 29 in Clarke County to the Bowman Road east of Colbert.