Fayetteville Council approves bigger turn lanes near roundabout

The Fayetteville City Council on Nov. 3 voted unanimously to enhance the turn lanes from Grady Avenue onto Ga. Highway 85 South to accommodate the flow of traffic that has been enhanced with the completion of the roundabout.

The project includes a new right turn lane and a longer left turn lane on Grady Avenue as it approaches Hwy. 85 South from the direction of the roundabout located a short distance to the west at Grady and Beauregard Boulevard.

This is needed to prevent potential backups from the traffic signal on Hwy. 85 back to the roundabout, said city Public Services Director Don Easterbrook in an Oct. 21 memo.

Construction activities are expected to begin sometime in early 2012, Easterbrook said.

Approximately $80,000 of the $125,000 project will be funded through the Georgia Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant program. The remainder of the project cost will be funded by city’s 2004 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and impact fee revenues.

All the right-of-way for the project is owned by the Georgia Dept. of Transportation. Easterbrook said the right-of-way agreement will have the city responsible for providing the right-of-way, maintenance and utility issues associated with the project.