Phase I Archaeological Survey of Intersection Improvements to Bell Road at Rogers Circle, Fulton County, Georgia

The proposed project would consist of the realignment of the intersection of Bell Road and Rogers Circle Road in Fulton County, Georgia. The realignment would eliminate a sight distance problem for traffic attempting a left turn from Bell Road onto Rogers Circle Road, and would minimize conflict with the multi-use trail being developed as part of the Rogers Bridge Multi-use Trail project, GDOT Project No. STP-0000-00(103). As part of the realignment, the angle of the intersection would be improved from its present 48-degree angle to a 90-degree angle. Bell Road would be widened on the west side to provide a southbound left turn lane onto Rogers Circle Road. In order to provide tapers for the widening of Bell Road, the right-turn lanes for Bellemont Ridge Road and the Chattahoochee Christian Church entrance would be widened as much as eight feet to maintain a right-turn lane width of twelve feet. The unsignalized "T" intersection would be converted to a signalized intersection, with dedicated right and left-turn lanes from Rogers Circle Road onto Bell Road, a dedicated right-turn lane from Bell Road onto Rogers Circle Road, and a dedicated left-turn lane from Bell Road onto Rogers Circle Road. The signal would provide priority to through traffic on Bell Road, with left turn movements from Bell Road onto Rogers Circle Road and From Rogers Circle Road onto Bell Road receiving a dedicated turn arrow on demand. The total project length along Bell Road would be 1,080 feet, with an additional 620 feet of work along Rogers Circle Road. The existing right-of-way on both roads is approximately 60 feet. Proposed right-of-way would be approximately 80 feet on Bell Road and approximately 120 feet on Rogers Circle Road.