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Council weighs safety signal for Riverwalk entrance as HOA approval and funding questions remain
Summary
Councilors described safety concerns at the Riverwalk subdivision entrance, discussed an estimated signal cost in the low hundreds of thousands, and noted the Riverwalk HOA would need to alter access to meet signal warrants; council discussed using unallocated funds or TSPLOST revenue to advance work.
Councilors returned to long-standing concerns about the Riverwalk subdivision's McGinnis Ferry Road entrance and whether to prioritize an intersection improvement and traffic signal. One councilor urged that safety be the deciding factor.
"When safety is considered, let's allocate this," a council member said, urging the council to prioritize the intersection. Staff said the project would require engineering, right-of-way work and construction; staff'level estimates put a signal installation in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars and noted that costs range with land acquisition and materials.
Staff and council also discussed procedural constraints: to meet signal warrants the Riverwalk HOA would likely need to limit one entrance (making it right-in/right-out) and the HOA must vote on such a change. Several council members said the city could consider unallocated funds or TSPLOST revenues to close any gap so both Lakefield Drive and Riverwalk improvements could be advanced.
