New item-Atlanta
Eva Somer Belle wants to see some potholes fixed.
“I walk, bicycle and drive through the Mclendon Avenue / Howard Circle roundabout. Deep potholes have formed on previously repaired road. The roundabout is used frequently by bicyclists. The holes get enlarged as cars hit them hard, and certainly can easily cause a bicyclist to crash,” she wrote.
We sent the item to the city and will keep you updated.
Days on list-6
Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner William Johnson, 404-330-6240, wmjohnson@atlantaga.gov
New item-Fayette County
Leigh Ann Preston is concerned with the condition of a busy state highway.
“I understand any repaving of Ga. Highway 54 between Fayetteville and Peachtree City is being put off until next year. Please say this isn’t true,” she wrote.
Preston said the road is filled with potholes and locals are treading in between the current holes so their cars will not be shaken and tires put out of alignment or worse – picking up a nail or other object in their tires. “Please reevaluate this situation and reconsider the delay, with all the new construction going on along this route, it’s only going to get worse before you guys can repair the issues that have been there for years,” she added. Person said the highway between Peachtree City and Sharpsburg is a dream – however the other direction is a nightmare.
We sent the item to the DOT and will keep you updated.
Days on list-6
Who’s looking into it: DOT communications officer Natalie Dale, ndale@dot.ga.gov
New item-I-285
John Crawford thinks some signage needs to be corrected on I-285.
“There is a lack of signage that affects thousands of people each day that needs to be corrected. When traveling east on I-285 and merging north onto I-85 on the northeast side of town at the intersection commonly known as Spaghetti Junction, one lane and two lanes merge together and for a short period of time remain as three lanes,” Crawford said. He said those three lanes merge into two lanes without any indication, by either vertical signage or road markings, that three lanes are merging into two lanes. Significant delays at this location occur daily.
“I have personally observed vehicle collisions at this location and near misses every time I travel that section of the road. I avoid that intersection by taking other routes, either Chamblee Tucker or I-285 to get to my residence because of the dangerous conditions.”
We forwarded his concern to the DOT and will keep you updated.
Who’s looking into it: DOT communications officer Natalie Dale, ndale@dot.ga.gov
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