Life is about to get a little bit slower in Brookhaven, where the city is lowering the speed limit on several roads.
On June 10, new speed limit signs will be posted on Johnson Ferry Road, Ashford Dunwoody Road, Harts Mill Road, and Dresden Drive. The measure was approved by Brookhaven City Council members in December 2024.
Ashford Park Elementary School zone will also see slower speed limits. The neighborhood has been scheduled for upgrades. including the Caldwell-Redding Road intersection improvement project, new lighting on the Ashford Park pedestrian path between Pamela Drive at Cravenridge Drive and Parkridge Drive, and an expansion of the school zone to 1,000 feet from the school on Caldwell Road. Additional signage and flashers will also be installed in the expanded school zone area.
District 2 council member Jennifer Owens has had her eye on safety in Ashford Park. She called it “another step in our ongoing commitment to make it safer to move around Ashford Park Elementary.”
“The Dresden Drive Corridor in District 2 is a very tight and dense live-work-play community, and cars and pedestrians are very close together. I agree with the residents who want a little slower and safer route through this area,” said Owens.
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Brookhaven city staff performed speed studies in late 2024 to collect speed data on Ashford Dunwoody Road, Johnson Ferry Road, Harts Mill Road, and Dresden Drive.
Although the Georgia Department of Transportation accepted the requested changes to lower Ashford Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry roads to 35 mph, Harts Mill Road to 30 mph, and Dresden Drive to 25 mph, the transportation agency must re-certify the approved speed limits before they become enforceable.
Brookhaven City Manager Christian Sigman said lighted road signage will announce the changes, and written warnings will be given for about 30 days prior to Brookhaven Police Department issuing any citations.
The city said that other streets will be studied for similar speed reduction measures.
In other news, GDOT is advising motorists to expect delays and reduce speeds while traveling through work zones at North Druid Hills Road and I-85.