Sandy Springs plans speed limit reductions on three roads approved by the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Public Works Director Marty Martin told the Sandy Springs City Council that the speed limit on Abernathy Road/Perimeter Center West, from Peachtree Dunwoody Road to the DeKalb County Line, will drop from 45 mph to 35 mph (Abernathy Road’s name changes to Perimeter Center West at its intersection with Mt. Vernon Highway).
He said Johnson Ferry Road from Roswell Road to Sandy Springs Circle will have a 5-mph reduction, moving its speed limit to 30 mph, as will Johnson Ferry Road from Sandy Springs Circle to Abernathy Road.
GDOT updates its list of roadways bi-annually and considers modifications requested by cities. The State Department of Public Safety uses the list to create its repository for all the roads in Georgia that have been approved for radar speed enforcement.
Martin said Sandy Springs is dropping its speed limit to be consistent with DeKalb’s speed limit on the roadway.
The city’s request also included name changes and corrections for seven roads, some of which changed many years ago but weren’t updated on the states’ lists.
- Central Park West was renamed Central Parkway due to the realignment of an intersection.
- Central Parkway was renamed Central Park Drive because Central Parkway now continues through former Central Park West to Peachtree Dunwoody Road.
- The Heards Ferry Road entry was revised to remove Heards Ferry Elementary School, which moved to Powers Ferry Road.
- Heards Road was renamed Raider Drive.
- The Donellan School on Long Island Drive changed its name to Holy Spirit Prep School.
- Brandon Mill Road was renamed Adair Lane between Grogans Ferry Road and Morgan Falls Road.
- Colonel Drive was renamed Pride Place.
The road name changes and speed limit changes will become effective when certified by DPS.