Pleasant Hill sob story justified?

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Could somebody please explain to me why I-75 needs to be widened through Macon?  Macon’s population is decreasing, plus there is already a bypass.  I have never seen I-75 congested south of the I-16 exit, but they want to widen it through Pleasant Hill, which is south of I-16.  A search of the GDOT website does not give any real explanation of the purpose of the project.