Public Meeting Today on Troubled Sandy Springs Intersection

A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m., today, on the Spalding Drive and Mount Vernon Drive intersection.

The meeting will be held at Brandon Hall School.

An announcement said the City of Sandy Springs is working with a transportation engineering consultant to improve safety at the intersection. Proposed plans will be presented at the meeting. 

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During that meeting, officials said intersection improvements are scheduled to start in late 2013 and will cost about $400,000.

Because Mount Vernon Road and Spalding Drive meet at an acute angle, the intersection is prone to accidents. There have been 17 reported crashes over the last three years, officials said in June. At that time improvements included lowering the grade on Spalding Drive to create a clear sight view.