Medlock Bridge Road now has left-turn arrows

Working with the Georgia Department of Transportation, Johns Creek announced the installation of seven flashing yellow left-turn arrows on traffic signals along Medlock Bridge Road (Ga. 141).

The signals mean a motorist can turn left if the way is clear, but must yield to crossing pedestrians and oncoming vehicles, the city said. The devices were installed at Hospital Pkwy/ East Johns Crossing; Bell Road; Abbotts Bridge Road; Skyway Drive/Abbotts Bridge Station; Parsons Road; Wilson Road, and Medlock Bridge Parkway.

“Flashing yellow arrows help reduce accidents and nearmisses,” the city said. “Signals in opposite directions don’t always mirror each other, forcing motorists to guess whether oncoming cars will stop, yield or keep driving. The flashing yellow arrow helps take the guesswork out of making left turns.”

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Other programs are the DUI/ Drug Court, offering substance abuse treatment and other services, $90,700 in state funds matched by $10,077 from the county; and Treatment Accountability Court, for defendants with mental illnesses, a $167,101 grant requiring a $18,567 match.

Also, Drug Accountability Court, offering treatment and therapy, a $320,502 grant requiring a cash match of $35,611; and Veteran’s Treatment Court, to rehabilitate veterans with substance abuse and/or mental health disorders, $120,969 in state monies matched by $13,441 from the county. for the rebuilding of the historic Reeves House. The 1897 building at 113 Elm St. was intended to house the Cultural Arts Village, but it was razed in 2018 after it was found too deteriorated to restore. A $760,000 undertaking to rebuild it as Elm Street’s visual arts facility is to start in the coming months.

“This gift in particular was given with the hope to help catalyze local foundations, including family foundations, to join this effort,” said Christopher Brazelton, Elm Street’s executive director.

Separately, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Elm Street $50,000 out of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to supplement operations during the pandemic.