New item-Atlanta
A reader hopes something can be done about the poor driving conditions on a busy city street.
After an extended period of time with very poor road conditions, the city finally paved Pharr Road earlier this year. However, they have not gone back and re-painted the divider lines. This has created dangerous driving situations as it makes it difficult for drivers to see the proper lanes, especially at night and/or in the rain,” the reader said.
We got a quick response back from the city.
“DPW Commissioner Mendoza visited Pharr Road personally this week, and completing the striping there is a priority project for the department. Temporary striping has already begun and DPW has asked its contractor to complete work on the permanent lane marking as well as turn arrows, crosswalks, stop bars and bicycle lane route marking as well. Wednesday’s thunderstorms delayed the work but we are pushing to complete it as quickly as possible,” wrote press information officer Christina Cruz-Benton.
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Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza, 404-330-6240, rmendoza@atlantaga.gov
Update-DeKalb County
Last week, we told you about Keith Wiseman’s vent over a road in DeKalb County.
“Between 2218 and 2230 Brannen Road is a right of way for Boulder Road. This road was apparently never built. DeKalb County owns this property and it was included in code enforcement complaints I made in 2014 and twice in 2015,” he wrote.
He said the property has not been touched in years and is in violation of city codes.
We got a response back from the county.
“I have forwarded your concern to sanitation for consideration. All of your calls and inquiries have been returned by a code staff member, so please be reminded that the Code Enforcement Division does not have the capability to cut curbs, lots or rights of way; that is a Sanitation Division task” wrote code enforcement division administrator Marcus Kellum.
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Who’s looking into it: Marcus Kellum, DeKalb County Code Enforcement, mkellum@dekalbcountyga.gov
Update-DeKalb County
Last week, we told you about Susan Hammond’s concerns.
“We have been promised repaving in our subdivision, Spring Meadow, for the past 10 years by DeKalb County, and it hasn’t happened. Meanwhile, we keep getting potholes which keep getting bigger and bigger. There are two large ones on Spring Meadow Road. One of them has been patched, but they didn’t clean out the old debris well enough before they put a new patch in. Therefore, in about six months, we have another hole,” she wrote.
We got a quick response back from the county.
“We will check and repair the potholes this (last) week, weather permitting. Each year a DeKalb County engineering technician inspects approximately 2,280 miles of county roadway (consisting of more than 8,272 streets) using elements of the Georgia Department of Transportation’s pavement condition rating system to evaluate the structural condition of the roadways. Twelve kinds of pavement distress are evaluated and each road will have a score between 0 and 60. Those streets with ratings of 30 or higher are eligible for submission to the Georgia DOT for possible resurfacing under their Local Maintenance Improvement Grant,” wrote DeKalb County press secretary Burke Brennan.
He said Spring Meadow Road and Spring Branch Way both meet criteria for consideration of resurfacing, but both streets are awaiting funds to be appropriated for this purpose. Spring Meadow Road is rated higher and is therefore a higher priority once funding has been identified.
Brennan also wanted in known that he responded within three business days of the request, instead of six calendar days as noted in the column.
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Who’s looking into it: DeKalb County Press Secretary Burke Brennan ,bbrennan@dekalbcountyga.gov
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