A severe thunderstorm warning kept attendance low at a public information meeting for the Peachtree Dunwoody-Lake Hearn Connectivity project, but residents and workers in the area can still make their opinions known through an online survey.
Sandy Springs officials and consultants from Lowe Engineers took part in the meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the Palisades office park near the project site. They explained how intersection improvements at Lake Hearn and Peachtree Dunwoody would reduce congestion. The city would widen Lake Hearn at the intersection to add a second left turn lane.
The city’s project consultant Richard Meehan, a transportation manager for Lowe Engineers, said the area has a heavy volume of traffic. The nearby hospitals and the expected growth of the area make the second left turn lane necessary to reduce congestion.
The city also plans bicycle and pedestrian improvements within the project area to help the city address pedestrian and bicycle connectivity, he said.
The project’s purpose is to improve connectivity to local businesses, retail, and restaurants safely, and also connect to PATH 400 which is due to start construction later this year, said Dan Coffer, the city’s acting communications director. This project, PATH 400 and the Mount Vernon multi-use path will make the area more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly, he said.
The $4.76 million project will use federal grant funding, city funds, and Perimeter Community Improvement District funding.
Furman Wood, a senior vice president and principal for SK Commercial Realty, attended the meeting. He said the company manages The Commons at Lake Hearn, the commercial office property at 1100, 1150, and 1200 Lake Hearn Drive.
The intersection improvements should help their tenants, he said. People working at the buildings who turn left onto Lake Hearn have little traffic.
“When you turn right heading toward Peachtree Dunwoody and the hospitals,…
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