Atlanta City Councilwoman Carla Smith joined representatives of the city's Department of Public Works and community leaders from Neighborhood Planning Unit Y on April 9 to celebrate the start of construction of the Lakewood Heights Town Center Streetscape Improvement Project in southeast Atlanta. Starting in mid-April 2012, crews will install new sidewalks, ADA-compliant handicapped ramps, crosswalks and pedestrian lighting. Smith said the project, paid for by local and federal transportation enhancement funds, was "long awaited."
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