New Lights on Patterson in Full Operation Thursday
July 26, 2007
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New Lights on Patterson in Full Operation Thursday
VALDOSTA - Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø co-sponsored a media event
with the City of Valdosta at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 26, to
officially activate two new traffic lights on Patterson
Street.
Georgia State Transportation Board Member (Congressional District
2) Mr. Billy Langdale, City of Valdosta Mayor John J. Fretti, and
Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø President Ronald M. Zaccari, as well as members of their staff,
attended the ceremony and participated in the activation of the new
traffic signals.
A traffic study was conducted in August 2005 and it was determined
that the area’s vehicular and pedestrian levels warranted a light
at College Street and at Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø’s main entrance. Students frequently
crossed at points other than the established crossings, causing
potential danger to themselves and others.
The new signals will increase safety along one of Valdosta’s
busiest roads and Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø is proud to have
partnered with the City of Valdosta and Georgia Department of
Transportation (GDOT) to make this happen. Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø will do its part to
encourage safety and the use of these new signals. A uniformed
officer will be stationed on the campus-side of North Patterson
Street with a student patroller stationed on the opposite side for
the first several months to assist pedestrians as they cross North
Patterson Street.
The event marked the success of a long-term partnership between the
GDOT, the City of Valdosta and Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø, initiated
from a shared concern for both pedestrians and drivers along North
Patterson Street near the University.
For more information, contact Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø University Relations, (229)
333-2163, or the City of Valdosta’s Public Information Office,
(229) 259-3548.
Newsroom
- Office of Communications Powell Hall West, Suite 1120
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Mailing Address
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698 - General Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Information
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- Phone: 229.333.2163
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