Fixed! DeKalb County
In August, we told you about a pothole that was causing issues.
“A giant pot hole has been growing for months on the edge of a curve on River Road at Lake Hill Trail. This is heavily traveled by many vehicles and school buses. Can you see what can be done to repair it before there is a major accident?” said Scott Hoffman.
We learned from county officials the pot hole had been fixed..
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Who got it fixed: DeKalb County Chief Communications Officer Burke Brennan ,bbrennan@dekalbcountyga.gov
New item-Atlanta
Gregory Johnson hopes one the city’s major streets can get some love.
“Why oh why does Atlanta hate Sidney Marcus Boulevard? Overgrown grass, trash filled gutters, orange traffic cones to keep people from turning left into Quiktrip,” he wrote.
Johnson said the approach to Buckhead looks like a dump and no one seems to care.
“I personally have tried to get the neighborhood and the Buckhead neighbor associations to help with a plan, but to no avail. When the grass is cut the workers simply chop up the garbage that is on the ground. It is a most
depressing sight.”
We sent the item to the city and will let you know what happens.
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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
New item-Ga.400
Richard NeSmith is tired of complaining about the highway’s intersection with McFarland Parkway.
“Traffic is coming north on Ga. 400, turning right onto McFarland Parkway with a ‘Keep Moving’ sign at the top of the ramp. Most cars are going straight, so they have to merge to the left before the light at Ronald Reagan, as the right lane is turn right only,” he wrote.
He said when traffic is coming south on Ga. 400, they are turning left back over the bridge. Most of the cars are turning right onto Ronald Reagan, so they have to merge to the right before the light.
“When the light is red, traffic backs up toward the bridge, and cars are exiting from northbound with a keep moving sign, and southbound traffic is coming over the bridge trying to get in their lane to turn right. The distance is not long enough for all these moving cars.
“If they could change the ‘Keep Moving’ sign to a ‘Yield’ sign from 7-9 a.m, that would easily solve the problem,” he wrote.
We sent the issue to the DOT and will keep you updated.
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Who’s looking into it: Natalie Dale, Georgia Department of Transportation, ndale@dot.ga.gov.
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