Business View Civil Municipal - Sept 2023

50 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 9 traffic signals, at select intersections. We’re also looking at some of our corridors that are quickly changing because of growth in the cities. We are recognizing those roads are going to need substantial upgrades to serve not only the immediate but also the long-term: the next 20 to 30 years of growth. We’re looking at turn lanes, guard rails, and adding capacity where needed,” he adds. Mallon says the County wants to make its sidewalks and paths more pedestrian- friendly. He adds that another component of the County’s SPLOST money will go to simply maintaining the status quo. Mallon says that there is an active system of periodically reviewing and ranking Fayette County’s roads and doing the work that’s required. “To maintain them,” he adds, “at a good to excellent condition is our goal.” Mallon also points out that ensuring Fayette County continues to protect what it has is of paramount importance as the community marches into the future, especially with the projected 25,000 more new residents within 20 years. “We don’t have anywhere near the traffic congestion that you see in other areas of Atlanta,” he notes, “So our challenge is to ensure that we continue to provide our citizens good ways to come into and out of the county and maintain Fayette County as a very good place to live and a good place to work.” PREFERRED VENDOR/ PARTNER n Heidelberg Materials heidelbergmaterials.us