Residents on Ashland Trail in Tyrone are tired of their street being used as a cut-through road for commuters.

Town Manager Barry Amos told the Town Council Thursday night that he investigated the complaints along with police Chief Johnny Hay. Both had determined the road is becoming more dangerous as commuters look for an alternative to the Ga. Highway 74-54-34 construction area.

“It also has a lot of speeders, and it’s a very hilly, winding road,” he said.

Amos presented the Council with four alternatives:

• Build a cul-de-sac at McDade that would block access to Ashland Trail. The downside of building a cul-de-sac at this location is that it would cut-off Ashland Trail residents from easy access to the amenities at Lake Windsong.
• Build a cul-de-sac at Mac Dade and Magnolia.
• Prohibit no through traffic in the area and place signs informing drivers of the policy.
• Paint a center-line stripe to force drivers to stay in their lanes.

Many residents from the area turned out and agreed that something needed to be done because the traffic was posing an increased threat to their quality of life.

Councilman Paul Letourneau asked the group to meet before the Town Council’s next meeting Dec. 15 and come up with a consensus approach on fixing the situation.

“I’d like to see this situation resolved as soon as possible,” he added.

Councilman Mike Smola also said the group may also want to consider initially putting up a gate instead of having a full-fledged cul-de-sac built.

“That way, if the problem goes away after the construction is done, it can be taken down. It also provides a second entrance for emergency vehicles,” he said.

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