DOT plans changes to courthouse roundabout

Several key traffic changes are coming to the roundabout at the historic county courthouse this week.

Danielsville mayor Todd Higdon said the Georgia Department of Transportation plans to revamp the roundabout beginning Friday, Oct. 12.

The changes will include the implementation of yield signs instead of stop signs at both Crawford W. Long and Madison Streets where traffic enters the roundabout and the yield signs on the roundabout will be eliminated to give traffic traveling in the roundabout the right-of-way all the way around the courthouse.

In other words, traffic will no longer have to yield to oncoming north or south traffic on Hwy. 29 (General Daniel Avenue) while they are traveling around the courthouse. Instead, traffic on Hwy. 29 will yield so the roundabout will remain uncongested with backed up traffic. Higdon said state DOT engineers feel this will eliminate some of the morning congestion from school and work traffic around the courthouse by keeping the roundabout traffic flowing freely.

In addition, the current crosswalks have been deemed to not meet current state safety standards and will be removed. They will be replaced by two newly striped crosswalks on the north and south sides of the courthouse and will include the current concrete islands.

“None of this is being paid for by the city,” Higdon said, adding that the city’s only expense will be to add ramps to the concrete islands in the crosswalks to make them handicap accessible.

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#1 Runningdear on 10/09/12 at 01:04 AM [Reply]

I don't know about everyone else but I am happy hearing this. Those cross walks are the worse. This has been needed for years. Now if the good folks of this county can just do the yield thing safely without getting too excited we are gonna all be happier in this county.

#2 Local on 10/09/12 at 08:27 AM [Reply]

Sam Bruce Rd and bridge need a turnabout : one called BOC vote to close this road and BOC due a turnabout on wasting our tax monies. Let the private parties on this road or so call investors if any pay to keep road open.

#2.1 SardonicVeracity on 10/09/12 at 05:38 PM [Reply]

This story has nothing at all to do with the blamed Sam Bruce Rd.

#3 ScottRAB on 10/09/12 at 05:07 PM [Reply]

If it didn't have yield signs, it wasn't a modern roundabout. Also, those entries look a little too smooth.
The FHWA has a video about modern roundabouts that is mostly accurate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHzly_6lWM ).

#4 Virginia Moss on 10/09/12 at 05:36 PM [Reply]

Seems like the best solution ultimately would be to re-route 29 around Danielsville. I think that's in the planning for some far off project. Imagine Danielsville getting so bustling that it needs a loop or perimeter road. Would that be good or bad?

#5 SardonicVeracity on 10/09/12 at 05:42 PM [Reply]

I am happy I don't have to drive around there. It is going to be a real cluster...you know what.

#6 DR on 10/12/12 at 10:10 PM [Reply]

I don't really mind the new yield procedure in all directions, but I do not understand after seeing the area painted off today how anyone is suppose to enter BB&T Bank or the Subway parking lot from the roundabout! Anyone else notice this issue?

#7 ifitain'tbrokedon'tfixit on 10/13/12 at 04:01 PM [Reply]

How am I suppose to get to the bank now? Or Danielsville Hardware? I now have to turn on Crawford W. Long, turn behind the hardware then turn again onto the one way street, come up beside the bank then pull in to park?? THe same is now true on the other side where Subway, Taylor's Closet and The Look are, now there is one way in and one way out of the parking lot but not enough room for two cars to pass each other. This is absolutely ridiculous. There was NOTHING wrong (save crosswalks) with the way the roudabout worked. Morning and afternoon traffic lasted all of about 15-20 minutes and you just dealt with it, it's not like we were dealing with spaghetti junction in downtown Danielsville. Now its just going to be an absolute mess that backs up traffic all the way to the redlight because everyone will be yielding now, which speaking of the redlight why doesn't the DOT fix that? That would actually be beneficial.

#8 Dizzy on 10/15/12 at 09:12 PM [Reply]

It sucks. Still had to set 5 minutes where the stop sign used to be. It's so stupid someone's going to have a wreck, nobody is yielding it's like a merry-go-round.

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