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http://www.macon.com/2011/05/19/1565432/board-widen-forest-hill-next-year.html
Thursday, May. 19, 2011 Board: Widen Forest Hill next year By MIKE STUCKA - mstucka@macon.com Widening part of Forest Hill Road could begin late next year, though another widening will be delayed, according to a draft transportation plan. The work, bumped up on the schedule by a year, is in the Transportation Improvement Program for the next four years. That plan got a thumbs-up Wednesday from the Macon Area Transportation Study’s policy board, which oversees regional projects. The MATS Citizen’s Advisory Committee recommended three measures, including cutting road lanes off a Forest Hill Road expansion to make more room for bicycle and pedestrian lanes. But when Committee Chairman Dan Fischer brought the proposals to the policy board, he failed to get a second on his motions. Under the approved transportation plan, Forest Hill Road would be widened from two lanes to three between Wimbish Road and Northside Drive. That work would begin in fiscal year 2013, which starts July 1, 2012. The federal government would pick up $6.9 million of the cost, while the state would pay $1.7 million. A related bridge project would cost about $366,000, with the federal government paying most costs. But a bigger expansion of Forest Hill Road isn’t in the latest transportation plan draft. The widening from two lanes to four lanes between Forsyth Road to Wimbish Road was originally supposed to have begun in fiscal year 2014, beginning in July 2013. Construction is not in the draft plan for the next four years, though rights of way would be bought with $6.1 million from the federal government and $1.5 million from the state. It wasn’t clear Wednesday when the crumbling road could be resurfaced. Lindsay “Doc” Holliday, a longtime Forest Hill Road activist, said the widenings will make the residential road much less safe. Motorists will drive about 50 mph instead of the 35 mph in the plans, Holliday said. Some residents have been asking for changes to the design, including roundabouts and fewer lanes, that could slow traffic. “It’s really disappointing and disheartening,” Holliday said. Other changes in the draft Transportation Improvement Program include widenings of Jeffersonville Road, scheduled for fiscal 2015. The policy committee also turned away Fischer’s motion to eliminate a center turn lane in favor of bicycle and pedestrian lanes beside Jeffersonville Road. The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority also plans to buy buses, a ridership study and a maintenance facility in the coming years. The draft plan is available at www.tinyurl.com/maconpzreports online. If no significant comments are received in the next month, the plan will be automatically adopted. To contact writer Mike Stucka, call 744-4251. |
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MEETING NOTICE From: Ken North <knorth@mbpz.org> Subject: Reschedule of MATS Policy meeting Due to a schedule conflict, the date for the next MATS Policy meeting that was previously scheduled for August 3, 2011 has been changed. The meeting has been rescheduled for Wed., August 10th at 9:30 a.m. in the Bibb Co. Engineering Annex, 760 Third St., Macon, GA 31201. We apologize for any inconvenience as a result of the meeting change. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Thanks, Ken North Transportation Planner Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning Comm. 478 751-7462 |
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DATE: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 TIME: 9:30 a.m. PLACE: Bibb Co. Engineering Annex, 760 Third St., Macon, GA 31201 --Roll Call – establishment of quorum --Approval of meeting agenda & minutes --Committee Reports -CAC -TCC --Public Input (5 min./person limit)
AGENDA ITEMS
1. Transportation Investment Act (2010) - Executive Roundtable Project List 2. Bicycle / Pedestrian Plan – Update of Draft 3. Project Status Report – Presented by Georgia D.O.T. -- Old Business --New Business --Adjournment |
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