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Resident warns council of dangerous traffic conditions on Chapel Hill Road
Summary
A Douglasville resident told the council it took 21 minutes to exit her neighborhood onto Chapel Hill Road due to many driveways and 45 mph traffic; she urged the city to lower the speed limit or close driveways to prevent a serious crash.
During the public-comments portion of the work session, Cindy Welch told the council she waited 21 minutes to exit her neighborhood onto Chapel Hill Road because multiple driveways and high speeds (posted 45 mph) create hazardous conditions.
"There's going to be a new subdivision come out, and...something has to be done. Either driveways have to be shut down. The traffic has to go to 35 miles an hour, or something has to be done before somebody gets killed," Welch said. She urged the city to study the corridor and consider lowering the speed limit and other traffic-calming measures before the new subdivision opens.
Mayor Rochelle Robinson thanked Welch and said the council would turn the matter over to the police department and staff to review any traffic study that was done before subdivision approval. No immediate policy action or vote was recorded during the work session; the mayor said staff would follow up.
