For many Gainesville and Alachua county residents the morning and afternoon commute on southwest Archer road can turn what should be a quick drive into a long one.
That reality may end up being a thing of the past with Alachua County beginning the preliminary design to expand 3.84 miles of Archer road from Southwest 75th St. to Southwest 122nd St. from a two-lane to a four-lane highway.
This comes after Alachua County received a $2.25 million reimbursable grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to complete the initial design work…