Ah, but it used to be such a mess. Some might argue that it's still a mess, but they wouldn't have been here in the '70s and '80s to see Williamson Road at the height (or rather depth) of its ugliness. Williamson Road has made a lot of progress toward respectability in the past 25 years, thanks to its residents and businesses, and a commitment of millions of dollars from the city to improve the streetscape, alleviate storm-water flooding and crack down on the elements that made a trip THEROANOKER.COM Dual identity Williamson carried U.S. 11 traffic in pre-I-81 times. JULY/AUGUST 2016 | 13http://WWW.DRTOMFAME.COM http://WWW.DRTOMFAME.COM http://www.THEROANOKER.COM