June 26, 2018

Whitehead Rd Transit Service & Route Changes Start July 1!

transit service is being expanded in District 5

Beginning the week of July 1, District 5 residents will have transit service further along Jefferson Road and the entirety of Whitehead Road while making Routes 5 and 7 more direct and getting rid of the circular routes previously in place! Tim and area residents have been pushing for months to expand bus service to residents living in the Whitehead, …

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May 4, 2018

Tallassee Road Bridge Replacement Concepts

As part of the 2018 TSPLOST project list, the Tallassee Road Bridge will be replaced and built in a way suitable for automobile, cyclist, and pedestrian traffic. The project will likely begin in the fall of 2019 and be completed 18 months later, around 2020/2021.   A public ACC meeting was held on May 2, 3 possible concepts were offered: …

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April 30, 2018

We are Close to Expanding Transit in District 5!

The proposed new Route 7 that will service Whitehead Road and further down Jefferson Rd.

We are happy to report that Athens Transit is now suggesting Route 7 to extend and give service to Jefferson Road and Whitehead Road! Over the last few months, Tim Denson has organized District 5 residents in the Whitehead Road/Homewood Hills areas to give public input to Athens Transit about the need for transit service to return to the area. …

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