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Resident urges fixes to potholes, turning lanes and drainage; city says $1.438M resurfacing program underway
Summary
Mark Hughes, a resident, told the East Ridge City Council on June 22 that potholes, poor patching and unsafe merge areas are causing frequent damage and near‑misses; staff said a city resurfacing program began the same day with $1,438,000 budgeted.
Mark Hughes, a resident who signed up to speak at the June 22 East Ridge City Council meeting, urged the council to fix multiple streets around the city and to address traffic safety where drivers must merge without turning lanes.
“If you look up, 911 call and all, I looked it up… it’s like the Indy 500 out here,” Hughes said, describing frequent collisions and high travel speeds near the Walmart area and multiple deep square potholes on Greens Lake Road and John Ross Road. He also raised concerns about drainage entering the city from the Chattanooga side and about uneven, poorly tamped patches that he said damage vehicles.
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