'Continuous Flow’ Intersection Studied for Buford Hwy and JCB
An innovative design could save huge infrastructure investment at the busy crossing.
The Gwinnett Village CID is mulling over a new design for the dangerous and congested intersection of Buford Highway and Jimmy Carter Boulevard. The design would address bottlenecks caused by vehicles making a left across traffic, shifting them into a left-turn “leg” about 400 feet before the intersection to keep things moving. Gresham Smith and Partners presented a study of the design at the Gwinnett Village CID board meeting yesterday morning. The Continuous Flow Interchange, designed by transportation engineer Mike Bruce, allows left-turns and through traffic to move at the same time, reducing the number of “phasings” in the traffic light and overall delays. Two other Georgia locations are considering the CFI design: one in …
