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Cherokee OKs $80K design contract for eastern crossroads

An engineering consultant is tasked with untangling the congestion at Holbrook Campground and Birmingham roads in eastern Cherokee County. GOOGLE MAPS
An engineering consultant is tasked with untangling the congestion at Holbrook Campground and Birmingham roads in eastern Cherokee County. GOOGLE MAPS
By David Ibata
May 3, 2019

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners has approved an $80,350 professional services agreement with Wolverton & Associates Inc. to design congestion relief at the intersection of Holbrook Campground and Birmingham roads.

Holbrook Campground and Birmingham are two-lane roads that meet at a four-way stop in the eastern part of the county near the Forsyth County line. Motorists experience significant delays during the morning and evening rush hours, staff said in a report to commissioners.

Wolverton will examine the crossroads and recommend the best solution, “whether that be the installation of traffic signal and associated turn lanes, or the installation of a roundabout, based upon existing roadway geometry, existing utility locations, existing and proposed right-of-way and total project cost,” staff said.

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