New item-Atlanta
Atlanta has always been known as a city in the forest, because of all the trees in the region. It soon may be known as the city of potholes if we keep receiving complaints. The latest comes from a reader complaining about a pothole near Knollwood Drive and Habersham Road. We sent the item to the city and will let you know the outcome.
Days on list-6
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! Cheshire Bridge Road
Even though it’s been a wet fall, a reader wants to see the waterworks turned off.
“There has been a water main/meter gushing water on Cheshire Bridge Road at the intersection with Liddell Drive for months. Initially it was a deluge - I called the water department and was told someone was going to be fixing it. They apparently threw two big metal plates over the access that is leaking, but it is still pouring water out and the plates have been knocked off and are just sitting in the middle of the street not doing anything other than causing a driving hazard,” wrote Richard Mitchell.
He added the leak is a tremendous waste of water, and when the first freeze comes it’s going to create an ice rink on Cheshire Bridge Road.
We sent the item to the city and got a quick response.
“The site has been repaired, and there are no additional leaks present,” said Christina Cruz Benton, who serves as a city press information officer.
Days on list-3
Who got it fixed: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza, 404-330-6240, rmendoza@atlantaga.gov
New item-14th Street
AJ Pepper sees an easy fix for a problem on 14th Street.
“When you are driving westbound on 14th Street and come up to Howell Mill , the right lane is turn-only and the left lane is straight or left. The only markings to that effect are some faded arrows on the road, right in front of the stop lines, and you can’t see them until it is way too late. People who want to go straight are often stuck in the right lane, holding up traffic, because there is no visible indication that they need to be in the left lane. Some overhead signs at the signal, and some by the side of the road, would help a lot,” he wrote.
We sent the item to tthe city and heard back quickly.
Days on list-3
Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza, 404-330-6240, rmendoza@atlantaga.gov
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