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The worst railroad tracks in Atlanta. The paving is uneven and the grates at the tracks constantly fall in, creating a moat several inches deep spanning the entire road. You can see scrape marks everywhere from cars bottoming out. Neighbors supposedly quit trying to have them fixed due to the battle over who is supposed to maintain the tracks - CoA or the RR track owners? The two times in seven years I've seen them fixed, they were broken again within weeks, and it took years to have them repaired again. We need a PERMANENT fix for this road which sees tens of thousands of cars, trucks and buses across is monthly.
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I have been living in this area 9 years; and yes, the Boulevard roadway between I-20 and the Federal Prison needs much attention. Our tax dollars should be doing something to improve the roadway. At a minimum, the Boulevard roadway should be on a well-publicized list for upgrading in the near future; if it is already on such a list, then we need to be made aware.
It is unacceptable that the road has been dismantled for sewer upgrades--I assume--but not re-paved in a decent manner. It is embarrassing to have out of town visitors to have to travel down such an awful roadway year after year after year.
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That ticket # isn't right. I called public works and the woman said their numbers start with 7. This isn't being handled by the City of Atlanta and I think they can only fix the drain grate. I think the railroad has to fix the track portion.
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The railroad will need to work with the city to get permits. Boulevard was closed for several days when repairs were made several years ago. More recently the street was closed for one day.
The cement company has other options for their sand delivery. Their new cement facility is no longer dependent on the rails for sand delivery. Now would be an excellent time to discontinue rail delivery of the sand to avoid rail repair costs. If you contact the rail road owners or cement company, please let them know the entire community is anxious to move forward with the beltline during the current work shortage.
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Re-copying my previous comments from when they were temporarily "fixed" before:
I would argue they are also a safety hazard, as people swerve into the oncoming lane to try and avoid driving over the severe pothole-likeness of the grate depression. Also, it disrupts purpose of having two lanes for traffic flow, as most people that are aware of the issue drive in the right lane and then quickly change to the left lane if they wish to turn on the first road to left. And, as has already been mentioned, it has to be doing damage to shocks, axles, etc. It's ridiculous.
And, adding: As a resident of Atlanta for now one-and-one-half years and haling from the Midwest, the City of Atlanta infrastructure issues are APPALLING - particularly considering that comparably higher amount of taxes I pay in this state compared to my former Midwest residencies, where an issue like this would have NEVER persisted as it has.
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Can someone in the neighborhood confirm that the fix is adequate? I don't see any details in the ATL311 issue page but it is showing resolved (link: https://www.atl311.com/?page_id=103&SRNumber=1120798147&Email=)
Service Request #:1120798147
SR Opened:05/23/2018
SR Closed:06/06/2018
Status:Closed
Sub Status:Complete
Department:DPW
Area:Street Operations
Sub Area:Asphalt Repair
Solution Topic:Potholes
SLA Response Time:5
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