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THE CHAMPION, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 - 27, 2019 • PAGE 10
DUN WOODY
New sidewalks are designed to improve pedestrian safety. Photo provided by the city of Dunwoody.
A rendition of Dunwoody’s refugee island to be placed on two busy streets in November. Photo provided by the
city of Dunwoody.
Dunwoody begins to enhance pedestrian safety
BY TAYLOR ROBINS
Taylor@dekalbchamp.com
Dunwoody Public Works is
adding two pedestrian refuge
islands and additional sidewalks to
the city.
Refuge islands allow pedestrians
to cross travel lanes one at a time
and provide increased visibility of
the crossing. They also reduce the
perceived roadway width, which
can help lower speeds.
The two locations are Mount
Vernon Road at North Peachtree
Road and Tilly Mill Road and
Andover Drive.
Mount Vernon Road at North
Peachtree Road will get a new
crosswalk, and a pedestrian refuge
island will be added to connect the
Kingsley neighborhood with the
shopping center across the street.
Paving crews will resurface Mount
Vernon Road between Jett Ferry
Road and Dunwoody Club Drive in
preparation for the refuge island and
lane striping.
The location of Tilly Mill and
Andover Drive’s refuge island
will improve safety at an existing
crosswalk, according to Dunwoody
officials. Georgia Power will
relocate two utility poles before
construction begins. Installation of
new drainage pipes and curb work
are expected to begin in December.
According to Dunwoody
officials, the city is enhancing its
pedestrian safety network with
a sidewalk extension and two
crosswalks with new pedestrian
refuge islands. Construction of the
refuge islands began in November
and will cost $450,000. The
pedestrian refuge islands are being
funded by the Special Purpose
Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).
“We’re targeting two locations
where the high vehicular traffic
volume makes it more difficult for
pedestrians to find gaps for crossing
the roadway,” said Dunwoody
Public Works Director Michael
Smith.
CORRECTION
In the article titled “Dekalb municipal and special election results” printed in the Nov. 14-20,2019 edition of The Champion, it was reposted that the city of Stone Mountain’s Post 1 and 2 city council seats are
headed to a runoff. The seats are not headed to a runoff. Gina Stroud Cox has been elected to the Post 1 seat and Clint Monroe has been elected to the Post seat. We apologize for the error.
AROUNDDEKALB
Donate toys for Christmas
The Dunwoody Police
Department is collecting new and
unwrapped toys and gifts for children
for its annual Christmas for Kids
drive.
Toy donations can be made to
the Dunwoody Police Station—4800
Ashford Dunwoody Road in
Dunwoody from Nov. 24 to Dec. 25.
CLARKSTON
Technology coaching at library
Basic computer questions will be
answered Nov. 25 at Clarkston
Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Questions about email, smartphone,
tablet, finding something on the web,
a Microsoft Word document or other
library resources will be answered
by the library staff. The library is
located at 951 N. Indian Creek Drive.
For more information, call (404)
508-7175.
STONECREST
Library to host movie screening
“Toy Story 4,” starring Tom Hanks
and Tim Allen will be screened Nov.
29 at Stonecrest Library from 1:30
to 3:30 p.m. The library is located
at 3123 Klondike Road. For more
information, call (770) 482-3828.
STONE MOUNTAIN
City to host Christmas parade
Stone Mountain will host its annual
Christmas parade, festival and
fireworks Dec. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m.
For more information, call Kim
Cumbie at (770) 630-1727.
TUCKER
Church to host Christmas concert
Chorale II will present its holiday
concert, “Songs in the Air,” Dec. 7 at
4 p.m. at First Baptist Church Tucker,
5073 Lavista Road. Selections run
the gamut from the early English
Sussex Carol to the modem favorites.
Admission is free, and donations are
welcome. For more information, call
Karen Bates at (770) 938-0148
