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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Better traffic on Jimmy Carter Boulevard
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you travel Jimmy Carter Boulevard like me, you become accustomed to the bottleneck that takes place as motorists try to get on northbound I-85.
Not anymore.
Traffic flow has improved greatly, thanks to an additional lane for westbound traffic on JCB that wants to head north on I-85. Chuck Warbington, the executive director of the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District told me he’s heard nothing but positive comments about the $2 million “quick-fix project” since it opened to the public Jan. 12.
“In regards to moving traffic, coupled with the synchronization of the traffic lights, it has reduced traffic (gridlock) 30 to 40 percent, Warbington said. “This is helping traffic on Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Oakbrook Parkway and Indian Trail Road because folks going north on Oakbrook were having to use Indian Trail.”
The Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, which covers 14 square miles, is a business-supported special taxing district. Its goal is to increase property values, promote businesses and improve the quality of life in southwest Gwinnett.
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