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Robert Burkholder attended the open
house with his wife, Judy. He said they live
in Long Island Walk, the first subdivision
on the left on Long Island Drive.
Burkholder said as residents walk across
Long Island Drive, they will cross short of
the intersection. He said they have to hustle
to avoid traffic turning left onto the road
from Mount Vernon Highway.
He said improvements for pedestrians
would be enough to justify the project, but
Burkholder said there were also problems
with sight lines and the high traffic volume.
Margo Parr is a resident of Rivershore
Estates which shares a property line with
the cemetery and is on Mount Vernon
Highway. Parr said she understood the need
for the traffic lights, but her concern was
how long the lights would stay red. She said
Mount Vernon Highway is the main artery
to reach 1-285.
“We don’t
want to add more
congestion or
issues for that
main artery,” Parr
said.
She said
nobody wants to
sit at a red light
when there’s no
traffic on Long
Island Drive.
Kimley
Horn staff said
the timing of
the lights and
automation should
mean any waits
will be brief.
Councilmember Andy Baumann said
he regularly drives this corridor and makes
turns onto and off Long Island Drive.
He said plans for the intersection are vast
improvements over the original intersection.
The city’s handout on the project said
the final design will be completed in winter
2024. A call for bids and the bid award are
expected in spring 2025, with construction
starting in summer 2025. Construction is
estimated to take 10 months.
Comments are sought on the project
and can be emailed to communications@
sandyspringsga.gov. They can be mailed to
City of Sandy Springs, 1 Galambos Way,
Public Works Department, Sandy Springs,
GA 30328.
Project information can be found at
sandyspringsga.gov/MVHLongIsland.
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