Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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Wednesday, May 22, 2002 |
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DOT agrees to median change for Hwy. 54 widening project in PTC
Officials from the Georgia Department of Transportation have agreed to tweak its design for widening Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City to four lanes. The DOT plans to acquire enough land to have a grassy median in the center which can be later paved to add two additional lanes. City officials had asked the DOT to consider raising that median so the city can have it landscaped. That is one of the suggestions in the Liveable Centers Initiative plan designed by citizens and developers last year. The plan also includes a network of cart paths, bridges and tunnels with heavy landscaping and a higher standard of architecture and layout design. The DOT will also coordinate the multiuse path design elements from the LCI plan into the road widening project. One of those elements is a cart path bridge that will span Hwy. 54 near the entrance to the Wynnmeade subdivision. The bridge will be designed as a gateway feature to welcome motorists to the city. Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown said he was pleased to have the DOT's cooperation. "We have enjoyed working with DOT Commissioner Tom Coleman, the DOT staff and the regional planners from the Atlanta Regional Commission," Brown said. "Our relationship is getting stronger and the cooperation that we have received on this project has been remarkable." John Munford
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