Politics & Government
GDOT, Not Oconee County, Has Final Authority For Presbyterian Homes Exit And Entrance On U.S. 441, Public Works Director Says
Emil Beshara advised the Board of Commissioners on GDOT authority over the entrance and exit on U.S. 441 before the vote on the rezone.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night placed a condition on the rezone it approved for Presbyterian Homes of Georgia in order to control the movement of traffic from the site onto U.S. 441 until a traffic light is installed.
Before the vote, Oconee County Public Works Director Emil Beshara advised the Board that much of what will be done at the continuing care retirement community’s main entrance and exit on U.S. 441 is not under the control of the county.
Beshara restated that position Wednesday, saying that even with the condition the Board of Commissioners placed on the rezone, the Georgia Department of Transportation will decide if and how traffic is regulated at the intersection.
Beshara said Wednesday he questioned whether the state would go along with the county’s condition that traffic existing the campus must turn right, calling the right-turn only exist “a very unusual design criteria.”
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Pictured: Emil Beshara