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Council moves forward on long-debated Crosstown/Peachtree Parkway roundabout
Summary
After two decades of study and neighbor questions about landscaping and utilities, Peachtree City Council approved the Crosstown/Peachtree Parkway roundabout 100% design and asked staff to return with a final landscaping package before bidding.
Peachtree City Council on Aug. 8 voted to advance the Crosstown/Peachtree Parkway roundabout to a 100% design package, directing staff to return with final landscaping before the project is bid.
Why it matters: council members described the intersection as a 'failing' location that has produced high queues and crash rates during peak hours. Staff and a Pond and Company consultant framed the project as part of a Federal Highway Administration'funded Safe Streets planning effort and stressed the safe-systems approach to reduce severe injuries.
What was said: council members and residents raised multiple concerns about impacts to the green belt at the northeast corner (Brookfield subdivision), the duration and cost of relocating underground utilities, and construction-related traffic disruption. Staff reported prior allocated county funding ($1.5 million cited from earlier years), a possible overall project figure referenced during the presentation, and that the city has budgeted $250,000 for water-line relocations. The motion to approve included a council requirement that a landscape plan addressing neighborhood buffer concerns be included before final bid documents are issued.
Quote: "Roundabouts reduce crashes, improve safety, they reduce injury rates," the mayor said in summarizing engineering recommendations.
Next steps: engineering and public-works staff will develop and present the landscaping package and final utility-relocation plans as part of the 100% design deliverables; right-of-way acquisitions and coordination with utility providers will follow, with staff estimating significant utility work timelines for some relocations.
