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Final public meeting held over Hwy 280 congestion

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thursday night, the public had one more, final chance to sound off on plans to ease congestion on Highway 280. A public meeting was held Thursday, Feb. 28 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Church of Brook Hills Student Center. Representatives from the Alabama Department of Transportation were there to answer questions and listen to concerns. ALDOT wants to remove some red lights on the highway, but critics say it would make left turns at busy intersections, difficult and could lead to more accidents. They have also adjusted the timing of many lights, leaving them green for longer to allow a better traffic flow. "If they do it exactly as they have proposed it would be devastating. I mean it would just be devastating," Jamie Perrin said. Perrin owns a business along Highway 280. ALDOT plans to close two of three entrances to Perrin's store in the effort to ease traffic. That's not all. ALDOT has also added the intersection at Rocky Ridge Road to their list of projects. "The major changes coming from those commutes are adding the intersection at Rocky Ridge Road. We're also adding an auxiliary lane off of Lakeshore Drive and goes upwards Cherokee Road. We'll be extending that to Rocky Ridge Road," Lance Taylor with ALDOT said. Taylor adds that with all the changes taken together, drivers should see at least a 20 percent reduction in their commutes. But another business owner, Scot Buzbee, isn't concerned about time. "They're taking the traffic light completely out in front of our business and they're taking the left turn lane. If you're heading east bound you cannot get on our property," Buzbee said. Buzbee says if this plan becomes likely, and it seems it will, he's afraid business will suffer. ALDOT says its plan is designed to benefit the most people. They add that they will very likely move forward with the current plans and open up bids for the contracts. "We're trying to move forward with this project, do the best improvements that we can for 280. We of course know that's not going to accomodate every request that's out there," Taylor said. ALDOT hopes to begin work as early as April or May and have it completed by this fall.

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