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Cherokee Weighs In on TSPLOST

One resident said, "Do we need more roads? Maybe we ought to make more intelligent use of the roads we got."

Monday night, Cherokee County residents told the Atlanta Regional Transportation Roundtable how they felt about a $6.14 billion package of road improvements to be funded by a regional penny sales tax referendum on the ballot next summer.

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Four Cherokee projects are part of the package. They include:

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  • $7 million to replace the bridge on Bells Ferry Road at Little River.
  • $70 million to widen Hickory Flat Highway from East Cherokee Drive to Mountain Road.
  • $70 million to widen Hickory Flat Highway from Interstate 575 to East Cherokee Drive.
  • $50 million to widen Hickory Flat Highway from Mountain Road to the Fulton County line.

The full 21-member Roundtable has until Oct. 15 to approve the draft. Once approved, the list will be forwarded to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

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