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Buckhead intersections receive upgrades with pedestrians benefiting from these safety and accessibility enhancements
Under the direction of the Buckhead CID, improvements are being made to enhance pedestrian safety and accessibility at 23 of the busiest intersections in the Buckhead area.
Enhanced pavement markings for pedestrian crosswalks, wheelchair ramps, pedestrian signals, traffic signal relocations, improved traffic signal timing and new signs at many of the intersections are among the upgrades now in place.
The changes to these intersections are designed to better integrate motorist and pedestrian activity and to reduce the speed of traffic at intersections where pedestrians cross. The Buckhead Area Transportation Management Association (BATMA), which initiated planning for the project, worked in partnership with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Buckhead CID to develop the enhancements.
The intersection improvement project was funded in large part by $1 million in federal safety funds awarded by the Georgia DOT while the Buckhead CID provided $275,250 in matching funds. |
Highlights of the intersection improvement project include:
East Paces Ferry Road/Roswell Road/Peachtree Road
Improvements include the construction of wheelchair ramps, a pedestrian refuge island, the relocation of traffic signals for better traffic flow and new pedestrian crosswalks. The changes allow pedestrians to cross the five-point intersection with more ease and safety while improving traffic flow and wheelchair accessibility.
Peachtree Road/Piedmont Road
Improvements include new pedestrian crosswalks and newly aligned wheelchair ramps, along with the addition of left turn lanes from Peachtree onto Piedmont and Piedmont onto Peachtree.
>b>Piedmont Road/Lenox Road (Buckhead Loop)
Improvements include two new pedestrian refuge islands, crosswalks, protective fencing and pedestrian signals.
Wieuca Road/Phipps Boulevard
Improvements include new crosswalks, traffic and pedestrian signals, and new concrete and curb that make crossing distances shorter and safer.
Among the other upgraded locations are Peachtree Road at its intersections with Lenox Road, Wieuca Road, Roxboro Road, Oak Valley Road, the Financial Center, the Swissotel and Sardis Road; Piedmont Road at its intersections with Pharr Road and East Paces Ferry Road; and the intersections of Lenox Road and East Paces Ferry Road, East Paces Ferry Road and Oak Valley Road, Lenox Road and Kingsboro Road, Lenox Road and Wright Avenue, and Roxboro Road and Wieuca Road. |
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