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The Road Ahead: School intersection improvement is a key project in Hart County
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William Lay picks up his son, Jordan, at North Hart Elementary School. One of the planned transportation projects in Hart County would improve the flow of traffic for parents picking up and dropping off their children. - photo by Tom Reed
It’s a day people still remember at North Hart Elementary School — a student dying in an accident at a nearby major intersection. The wreck struck such a chord in the community that when it came time for government officials to draw up projects for the proposed 1 percent transportation sales tax, the intersection of Ga. 77 at Ankerich and Kelly roads came to mind. “We really need that intersection worked on badly,” said William Lay, who was picking up his 11-year-old son, Jordan, on the last day of school, May 25.