Update-Dunwoody
Two weeks ago, we told you about Renee Vanderboom’s problem in Dunwoody.
“The Dunwoody Village Parkway construction was finally completed several months ago. Now recently they made another change to it that is not very apparent to those traveling on it, and it is much different from how the traffic used to flow at the traffic light,” she wrote.
We got an update from Dunwoody officials last week.
“The newly designed Dunwoody Village Parkway does include two left turn lanes for drivers exiting the Parkway and headed east onto Mount Vernon Road. The two turn lanes are marked with directional arrows on the road to indicate that cars in each of the lanes may turn left at the intersection,’” said the city’s marketing manager Edie Damann.
She added in the coming months the city will be repaving portions of Mount Vernon Road, including this intersection.
“Following the repaving, the city intends to add supplementary left lane turning-striping in the intersection. The left lane turning-striping for the left turn lanes will outline the turn paths to create delineated lanes for the dual left-turn lanes. Multiple left-turn lanes can improve intersection operations by reducing the time allocated to the signal phase for the left-turn movement and allow for the allocation of green time for the heavy traffic on Mount Vernon Road,” Damann said.
Days on list-20
Who’s looking into it: Dunwoody Marketing and Public Relations Manager Edie Daman, Edie.Damann@dunwoodyga.gov
Update-Atlanta
Two weeks ago, we also told you about a reader’s complaint about the terrible street repair at 1605 Monroe Drive.
We heard back from the city last week.
“In response to your inquiry about the metal plate over street repairs in front of the Wells Fargo bank at 1605 Monroe Drive , (the) Department of Public Works has contacted watershed dispatch to alert them of the plate and needed restoration, said public information officer Antoinette Govan.
Days on list-20
Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza, 404-330-6240, rmendoza@atlantaga.gov
New item..and fixed!-Covington
Occasionally, we get reports from governments when they have completed projects.
We recently got a report from the city of Covington on a storm water project.
“A storm water project at the corner of Town Branch Court and Jackson Highway has recently been completed. Work started Dec. 15, was completed Dec. 19 and included an upgrade to the 20-year-old Department of Transportation installed drainage system,” said the city’s public relations manager Trey Sanders.
“Erosion of the bank along the roadway was causing a major safety issue for pedestrian and vehicular traffic as well as an environmental concern,” said Transportation Department Manager Ken Swain.
Swain said a head wall and man hole was installed to help move storm water without causing future erosion.
“We repaired the eroded bank leading up to the roadway from the stream bed, upgraded the drainage system and upon completion, placed sod instead of grass seed to be more esthetically pleasing but also to help with immediate erosion control of the steep bank,” Swain added.
Days on list-1
Who got it fixed: City of Covington Public Relations Manager Trey Sanders, Tsanders@cityofcovington.org
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