CS 1004/E B HAMILTON DR FROM RUTLAND RD TO CARPENTER RD

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0.88 MILES OF WIDENING OF CS 1004 E.B. HAMILTON DRIVE FROM RUTLAND ROAD TO CARPENTER ROAD IN TIFT COUNTY.PROJECT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE EXTENSION OF TWO CULVERTS WITHIN LIMITS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIDENING. BETWEEN RUTLAND ROAD AND CARPENTER ROAD, EB HAMILTON DRIVE IS A 2-LANE ROAD IN TIFTON, GEORGIA WITH A LEFT TURN LANE IN THE WESTBOUND DIRECTION AT THE WEST HAVEN SENIOR VILLAGE. THE GREATER TIFT OUNTY YEAR 2028 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN'S RECOMMENDS THE LAND USE ALONG EB HAMILTON DRIVE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO URBAN COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR IN THE FUTURE. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE A HIGHER PROJECTED TRAFFIC GROWTH RATE ON EB HAMILTON DRIVE AND INCREASING VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC, INCLUDING INCREASING TURNING MOVEMENTS INTO BUSINESSES AS THEY ARE DEVELOPED. THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF EB HAMILTON DRIVE WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AS THIS AREA DEVELOPS WITH NEW BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS AND NEARBY RESIDENTIAL LAND USES.