Roundabout at College Street set to open in late August
By Laura Corley, The Macon Telegraph | |
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Although it's set to open in late August, the project manager says if the weather cooperates, it could still be ready before the start of Bibb County schools
If it isn't ready, traffic to and from
But once the roundabout and other work on
In addition to the roundabout, on-street parking, wider sidewalks and a bike lane in each direction are being added to the stretch of
The traffic light near the school on
At the end of the past school year, drivers dropping off students at Alexander II entered the campus from
Floore said a meeting among the parties involved likely would be scheduled for late next week or early the following week.
"They've got to get creative up there soon," said
"We've got to make sure that the traffic flows smoothly during two critical times of the day: the morning arrival process and the afternoon dismissal process," Gowan said. "We've got to take that into account as far as making sure we do the best job we can to keep the traffic flowing smoothly on the public streets surrounding the school and also on the school parking lot."
Gowan said the plan was to see how the construction progressed before making any decisions or announcements about traffic, though the expected finish date has always been late August.
Causey said school traffic was a problem because carpool lines queued up on both College and Oglethorpe streets, thus potentially blocking local traffic.
"They can't do that anymore, because what they were doing, they were getting here 30 to 45 minutes early and stacking up cars (on the street), but it wasn't a problem because the road was wide," Causey said. "If they stop, it stops the whole road."
Causey said it is possible the roundabout could be finished early if the weather permits. He knows the project will affect the school's traffic flow.
"We're sympathetic, but you can't design all of your infrastructure to accommodate one user," Causey said. Causey said the area is dynamic, and the population and traffic volumes likely will change when
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