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Six Flags Drive HAWK Signal Begins Operation Tuesday
Cobb DOT will hold a public meeting about the HAWK signals on Monday and be on hand to assist pedestrians on Tuesday.
Six Flags Drive will be a little safer now that the county's first hybrid beacon pedestrian signals will begin operation on Tuesday.
The mid-block crossing signal is known as a HAWK signal, which operates similarly to a button-activated traffic signal. HAWK is an acronym for High-intensity Activated crossWalK.
Cobb Department of Transportation officials will hold a public meeting on Monday at the from 6-8 p.m. to educate residents in the area about the HAWK signals.
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Also, on Tuesday, county staff will offer assistance for pedestrians using the signals from 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.
In late March, Construction of new sidewalks, from Crestside Drive to Interstate 20 westbound on-ramp at Riverside Parkway, began in early May.
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The HAWK signal on Six Flags Drive is an approved project in the Sidewalk Component of the 2005 Transportation Improvement Program and is also designated as a Georgia Department of Transportation project.
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To learn more, click here for a HAWK Beacon fact sheet or here to watch a video. You may also visit Cobb DOT's Web site at cobbcounty.org/dot.
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