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Improvements to Bellamy Parkway Scheduled (March 10)-Over the next several weeks, the Grovert Department of Transportation will oversee improvements to some of Bellamy Parkway's major intersections between Colwell Street and Hines Creek Drive. The parkway will be widened around each intersection to create turn lanes for both left and right turns, and dedicated stoplights will be added to control the left-turn lanes. "Separate turn lanes will allow traffic to flow smoothly instead of building up behind cars that are waiting to make a turn," explained Rod Thornton, the department's director. "As the city's population has grown, this has become a problem, particularly during rush hour and near Rock Hills Elementary School." Frustrated Grovert voters approved a short-term increase in the city's property taxes to pay for the $1.8 million project. During the improvements to each intersection, two of the parkway's four lanes will be closed to traffic in the relevant area to provide space for work crews and equipment. Drivers who take Bellamy Parkway frequently should visit the Department of Transportation's Web site to check the roadwork schedule. ========== BELLAMY PARKWAY IMPROVEMENTS SCHEDULE * March 14-March 25: Colwell Street intersection * March 28-April 8: Hines Creek Drive intersection • April 11-April 22: Newton Street intersection • April 25-May 6: Silva Boulevard intersection Delays or other changes to this schedule will be announced on the homepage of the Department of Transportation's Web site. ========== E-Mail message To: Lillian Magano From: Yuriko Fujita Date: April 7 Subject: Roadwork reminder Hi Lillian, I was just looking over the school calendar and noticed that the roadwork on the turnoff to our street starts next Monday, the eleventh. Before you leave work today, could you send out an additional reminder to parents about it? Since it will be taking place so close by, I think it will cause more inconvenience to the school than the upgrades to other sections of the park way have. We should warn the parents that school buses may be a little behind schedule in the afternoons, and that those who drive may see delays during pick-up and drop-off. Thanks, Yuriko Fujita Vice Principal

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