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COLL IER B. C.LAOI N
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To:
Mayor Allen
rrom:
Wyont Bean
Ray Nixon
~rl Bevirua
Subject:
The Alignment of th
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October 5, 1964
Southwaat Connector-.-
During the month of September, 1964, Alderman Jack Summer• and a
representative of Fulton County Public Work• Department, Kr. McGeorge.
met with the reaidents of the neighborhood which ia generally located
in the Weatview Drive, Lawton· Street, and the L & N l&ilroed area to
diacusa the relocation of a new atreet connector.
The project in question ia the $1,700,000 Southwest Connector, a
1963 Fulton County Bond Project, which was for the conatruction of a n.ev
four lane connector between Cascade Road - Gordon load and the four lane
Marietta Boulevard. This included an interchange with the Waat Expresava7
which will relieve 1erioua traffic problema on Northaide Drive and the
entire vest aide of Atlanta.
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The general subject of Alderman Summers' meeting was that the home•
owners felt that this project, if developed as planned, would destroy
the neighborhood they had worked so hard to develop. They felt that the
other alternatives should be conaidered. Some of the suggestions were to
align this roadway with Ashby Street, another was to dev lop the roadway
either over the L & M lailroad or within the railroad right-of-way thereby
eliminating that eection of track. Still an.other suggestion vas to generally
follow along the vat aide of the L & N llailroa.d.
At the request of Alderman Jack Summers, on Tuesday, Soptember 22, 1964.
a delegation of approximately twenty fin reaidenta of the Westviev Drive,
Fountain Driv., and Bu.nter Place led by Senator LeRoy Johnaon, Mr. and Mrs.
G. L. Ch&ndler, and Mr. K. L.
Mt witll Hr. Karl Bovina. Mr. Wyont Be&A,
&Del Mr. Collier 01.adia aDCI preeeutd tbe1r,Y1na. Tba
ia purpoee of the
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citizen• preaent v~ a raquaat to ~locate t
facllltJ ao u not to
affect tho•• preaut and.the cGnr •111ty of tbeir 1-erea~ aDd lf the
officiala preae11t coulcl DOC acooapllah tlaia CUii&•• Co vboll coulcl tU,
ap~al. · l'ba officlala pnMllt ~ t e d Ci.all to oouU.r tlli• Yi..,.
After further illftatigatio11 1 tlaia paper vu prepared to repre•eDC
the finding• of the Coutruccioa1 1'enniaa ad 1'rafflcilqiueriq
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The .Joint Atlanta•Pulto11 County lo1ld Proaraa~ vhich vaa approved_
by the people May 15 1 1963 1 provUed tbe fwada to be1i11 tbia connector
road which vaa firat pl~cl 4uriag or prioi- to tba aecoad vorld var.
During tbia time, tbe devalopaeDt of a lara• auaber of apartment• 111 tba
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vicinity of Simpao11 load, tba 1Dterchang• vttla the V.at &xpraaavay, and
the underpaaa with Weatviev Drive, which 1a DOW unclar coutructicna, have
limited the poaaibilitiea to tvo alternative•. rirat, the alignment vbicla
1a generally along and adjace11t to tba eut aide of the L & H Railroad
right-of-vay from C&acad~ • Cordon north to Marietta Boulevard . The eecoa4,
would be paralleling th eut aide.of the railroad north from Gordon load
to a point juat north of Waatviev Drive tbe11 bridgiq over the railroad
and generally beiq ali&ned and adjaceat to -tba veat right-of-way lina of
the railroad, th.ea recroaaing the railroad aorth of Bankhead Avenue. Eitlwr
of theae alternative• would tbarafore follow a facility which preaently
fonu the boundary line of- ••v•ral naiahborbooda. To vary away fro the
railroad would further aplit &Dd daatroy the alty of adjacent neighborbooda.·
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In taking a clo•• look at tbia connector, you find. that it will be the
exteuion •outh of Marietta loulevarcl &Dd 011 further aoutb you fia,d the .
underpaaa at Waatview Drive. which 1a under coutruction, and the underpua
and ramp• of the Weat Expreanay vhicb 1• alao under con•truction. Th•
moat direct rout• between tbeae reatrictive point• 1• tba general align•
ment along the L & 1' Railroad. In decidiaa vbicla •ide of the railroad
ri&ht-of-way will be leaa daaagiq on the adjacent uighborhooda and
individu l famili•• effected and vbich aide will be the moat economical
uae of the tax payer• dollar, ve smat couider that the general alignment
along · the we•t aide of the railroad vill effect approximately twice••
many familiea ancl vill require three major cro•einga of rail facilitiea
while the a•naral location along the ea1t •ide vill effect fever familiea
and require the cro1eing of only on• rail facility. Al•o conaiderina that
in addition to thia four lane aoutbweat connactor in tbe future will requi~•
the widening of Aahby Street where proviaion b&v• already bean made in the
developmen~ of the Weat lxpreaavay as:ut tbe A.Ibby Street interchange for thia
future wideni11g. Couiclaring the large IWlll»er of lDcluatri•• as:ul coaaercial
activitiea that require railroad for aupplJ that lt wo•l4 not be poaalbl•
to eliminate thi• rail facility aDII tlaa areat expeue aDll •naiDeeriq probl. .
~ -..~be 1Dcurn4 '"81opiq a elnat.. roadwq Oftr tba L a. I ript• .
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After further wef.ahing the•• fact•, the City of Atlanta feel• th&t
the phyaical, acoooaic. and •octal ••pecta of tbia clanlopaant have been
thoroughly recouiclered and that it would 1110t k to the cit'j..81 beet intanaC
in raquoati.J:ls a ch.age 1.11 the aonaral al~ut of the aoutme•t connector
along the eaat aids of tM L • N l&ill'INMI ri3ht-of-,,q. hrtbor. that
d.ace thia 1a a hltoa Comity project. it will k tM OCJ1mC7 nopoui'bility
for epociflo lec:&tiea ef dlu roeduaJ u kM4 oa 4'.etail . ~llllNrllll n•
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