A new on-ramp opens Tuesday that will make it easier for motorists to connect from Millerville Road to the westbound lanes of Interstate 12.
The new ramp will alleviate what has been a source of gridlock and accidents in the area for years by enabling motorists on Millerville to access westbound I-12 by simply turning right. Currently, to access I-12 west, drivers going south on Millerville first must turn left, toward the east, and loop around.
Developer Windy Gladney built the new on-ramp at a cost of some $4 million. It will enable motorists to more efficiently connect to his new mixed-use development, The Greens at Millerville, which is under construction at Millerville and I-12.
Gladney says though he was required by the state to build some sort of access road to his 56-acre development, he chose to develop a more complex and costly on-ramp because he wanted to improve congestion and eliminate frequent traffic accidents at the site.
“It will be a great deal for the whole area,” Gladney says. “But it wasn’t quick. It took a lot longer than we would have ever imagined.”
The Greens at Millerville will have a 320-unit apartment complex and several commercial tenants, including Zaxby’s, Golden Corral, Richard’s Honda, a sales and service center for the RV Shop, and Buc-ee’s, a Texas-based rest stop and convenience store chain.
—Stephanie Riegel
