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Traffic lines up at Green Road and Crabapple Road during evening rush hour June 3 waiting for an opening opportunity to peel out onto the state route. The Milton City Council signed off on a Georgia Department of Transportation permit for a traffic signal at the intersection.
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Safety improvements set for Crabapple Road By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — By the end of the year, pedestrians crossing Crabapple Road to access downtown Milton or their homes won’t have to risk it all. The city is preparing four projects along Crabapple Road (Ga. 372) to enhance pedestrian safety, improve streetscape design and reduce traffic congestion.
The Milton City Council approved a contract June 3 with Construction Management Consulting for $397,000 to install a mid-block pedestrian crosswalk along Crabapple Road between Itaska Walk and Marstrow Road. The project includes a crosswalk with a pedestrian beacon at Dunbrody Avenue, landscaped medians and drainage work, which are a part of the first phase of
the Crabapple Road streetscape enhancements. The city’s contract calls for the project to be completed before October, excluding the signal mast arm. Staff said the waiting time for mast arms, or the horizontal limb that attaches a light fixture to a pole, is three to five months.
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