"During peak weekday commuting periods, what do you feel is a reasonable amount of time needed to drive on Webb Bridge Road from North Point Parkway to State Route 120?"
Less than four minutes? Six to seven? Ten to 11?
That's the kind of question Alpharetta citizens will be able to answer on a city-issued survey that solicits feedback for a project that would improve the operations and safety of Webb Bridge Road.
The survey will also show photos of roads and intersections with a variety of design elements. The photo shown here has scored well among those who have already completed the survey, according to assistant city administrator James Drinkard.
Traffic engineers say traffic counts on Webb Bridge and adjoining streets indicate that daily traffic has not changed much in recent years, according to the news release from the city. Yet the release also says congestion increases during peak commute times.
That is why it's important to get input from citizens who frequently travel on the road instead of just relying on data, Drinkard said.
“To a motorist sitting in that traffic, it does not matter that the volume of traffic has not changed,” said Drinkard. “What matters is that it takes longer for them to drive home or it is harder to turn out of their neighborhood. If you look only at the traffic counts, the hard data, you miss a big part of the story and probably will not arrive at the right way to fix the problem.”
Planning for the project, which will address the entire 4.73-mile corridor between Main Street and Kimball Bridge Road, will be done in two phases.
The public has until Oct. 1 to complete the survey.
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