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Dawson County staff recommend wide speed-zone changes; resolution to be sent to GDOT
Summary
Public works staff presented engineering-backed recommendations to change speed limits on multiple local roads and two stretches of State Route 53, and asked the board to approve a resolution to submit the changes to the Georgia Department of Transportation for approval.
Public Works Director Robert Drewy urged the Dawson County Board of Commissioners on Thursday to approve engineering-recommended updates to multiple speed zones and send a resolution to the Georgia Department of Transportation for review.
The study, performed by consultant KCI Technologies, used traffic volumes, site distances, pedestrian and bicycle activity, pavement condition and a 10-year crash history to recommend specific changes. Drewy told the board the study breaks some roads into segments and recommends lower limits where development and…
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