Proposed developments could increase truck traffic at Exit 130

  • The land across Highway 44 from the former Athens Tech building (lower right) is being considered for development of a 364-acre light industrial park. The property is currently located in Greene County but the developer is asking for it to be annexed to the City of Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    The land across Highway 44 from the former Athens Tech building (lower right) is being considered for development of a 364-acre light industrial park. The property is currently located in Greene County but the developer is asking for it to be annexed to the City of Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • A 10.7-acre tract of land bounded by railroad tracks (left), Old Eatonton Road (lower cross street) and Town Creek Blvd (right). is up for rezoning by the City of Greensboro for a surface parking area primarily for trucks but also RVs and boats. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    A 10.7-acre tract of land bounded by railroad tracks (left), Old Eatonton Road (lower cross street) and Town Creek Blvd (right). is up for rezoning by the City of Greensboro for a surface parking area primarily for trucks but also RVs and boats. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Work continues at Exit 130 of I-20 in Greene County on a new Holiday Inn Express, Longhorn Steak House and RaceTrac gas station that will soon join recently opened Starbucks and Jersey Mike’s shops. More retail, commercial, and residential development is planned for that area south of the Greensboro exit, which has become popular for developers seeing the explosive growth in the cou...

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