What’s not working around metro Atlanta

Item: Atlanta (Fulton)

Ken Rice wants something done about a downtown street.

“At the corner of Hurt and Peachtree Center Avenue SE, there is a series of manhole covers that are not level with the pavement. Shortly thereafter, starting with a dip at the intersection of Peachtree Center Avenue NE and Auburn, the middle lane lands you in a serious stretch of bad road until Ellis Street,” he wrote.

We sent the issue to the city and will keep you updated.

Days on the list: 2

Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner Al Wiggins Jr., 404-330-6240, AWiggins@atlantaga.gov

Item: Atlanta (Fulton)

Joseph Palladi is frustrated with a long-standing con- struction project.

“Many months ago I had pointed that there were three potholes at the diverge gore on Ga. 400 to Marlo Clowers, project manager for GDOT, and they were promptly filled. It was a shame that it took my email for the con- tractor to properly maintain the pavement,” he wrote.

Palladi said the potholes appear to be starting to lose their filling, but a more sig- nificant issue has emerged:

“Why wasn’t the construc- tion along the right side completed by now? Even before they built the new ramp from the I-285 ramp to both the northbound and southbound

Ga. 400 ramps, the work could have been completed.”

We heard back from the DOT project manager: “Your observations are correct. Construction is behind schedule and work will definitely continue through the end of 2022. … In the meantime, several new movements have opened which are already providing some benefits to traffic and new components of the project will continue to open as they are completed. We will work with the contractor to address the pothole patching and signage on the ramp from I-285 to Ga. 400 and Glenridge Drive.”

Days on list:2

Who’s looking into it. DOT Project Manager Marlo Clowers, mclowers@dot.ga.gov

COURTESY Ken Rice would like to see manhole covers leveled downtown.