Item: Marietta (Cobb)
This week, we continue our series of revisiting issues readers submitted, but did not get fixed last year. One of the biggest issues we try to get resolved is confusing signage throughout the metro area.
In October, Russ Marshall reached out to us to see if we could solve his problem.
“This is the view looking east while sitting on Bells Ferry Road. So, which way is north to Kennesaw, and which way is south to Marietta? I’ve lived here for a long time and still get confused about which way to turn. Two simple signs on Cobb Pkwy with arrows facing Bells Ferry Road east and west, please,” he said.
We sent the issue to the DOT and told that a maintenance work request would be submitted and addresssed. However, we have still not heard if the problem is fixed, or a specific timeline is in place for getting the issue solved.
Days on the list: 103
Who’s looking into it: Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Natalie Dale, ndale@dot.ga.gov
Item: Atlanta (Fulton)
Also, in October, we heard from a reader concerned about nearly invisible markings between lanes that make driving a nightmare. “I regularly commute using 17th Street from Northside Drive east to Peachtree. On this street, especially from about Bishop over the bridge and to where Atlantic Station begins, the lane markings are so faint they’re almost invisible.
When driving eastbound in the morning toward the sun, the glare makes them nearly invisible. So drivers in those three lanes have to do some guesswork to stay in their lane,” Rick Magnusen wrote.
We sent the issue back to the city and will alert you when the issue is fixed.
Days on the list: 103
Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner James Jackson, 404-330-6240, jamesjackson@atlantaga.gov.
