Vehicles drive through the construction on Jenkins Road where it intersects with Shallowford Road on Monday afternoon. The intersection will become a roundabout when construction is completed.
Shallowford Road workOrange and white cones line the intersection of Shallowford and Jenkins roads, and a “road closed” sign blocks the end of Morris Hill Springs Road.
Cars roll through the parking lots of two nearby gas stations, drivers ignoring the “road closed” sign.
“They go through my station because Morris Hill Springs Road is closed,” said Vijay Chaudharii, owner of Kanku’s Express on the corner of Morris Hill Springs and Jenkins roads. “But what can I do? I don’t want to close my parking lot.”
For the past six months, city engineers have been installing a roundabout at the intersection of Shallowford, Jenkins and Morris Hill Springs. City officials initially said the project would be completed by the middle of this month, but delays have led to a projection of sometime in the middle of next month.
“It’ll be in March,” said Dennis Malone, city assistant engineer.