In recent weeks, the Sugar Hill City Council approved an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation to provide pedestrian lighting in the state right-of-way along Ga. 20.
The city will be responsible for paying for the operation and maintenance of 15 post-top style lights, 11 on the north side of the road and 4 on the south side.
The LED lights will match the existing installations approved by GDOT for use along their state routes. The lights will provide at least minimum light levels for the new sidewalks proposed along the frontages of the new Bower project and new assisted living project.
The cost to install the streetlights will be paid for by the developers of each development and, like other residential developments, transferred to the city when complete. At that later date, Sugar Hill will assume operational control of the lights and energy bills from Georgia Power, with an expected energy cost of approximately $165 per month. Maintenance will be part of the agreement.
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