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“Hey look kids, there’s Big Ben, and there’s Parliament.”

Hopefully West Cobb County residents who drive on Villa Rica Road will fare better than the Griswolds when the County installs two roundabouts to help with traffic flow. The two roundabouts will be placed on Villa Rica Road at West Sandtown Road and another about 150 yards east at Irwin Road.

The two intersections in question see close to 11,000 vehicles per day pass by. Currently there are stop signs at each of them.

Info from AJC. Entire West Cobb traffic article here… (link may not be permanent)

The single-lane roundabouts proposed for west Cobb would have a diameter of about 115 feet and cost close to $1 million, including acquiring rights of way. They would be financed by the county’s 1 percent sales tax approved by voters in 2005, county officials said.

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Trying to decide whether to take I-75 or Cobb Parkway down to the city can cause headaches in morning traffic. Well, I can’t make traffic any easier on you commuters, but I can tell you about a new phone service that will give you traffic information to help with your driving decisions. And best of all, it’s free.

On Wednesday, the state began Georgia 511 — a free phone service that provides traffic and travel information to commuters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers connect to the system by dialing 5-1-1 from any landline or mobile phone. Callers can get statewide traffic conditions, route-specific information and details on road or lane closures due to construction, incidents or weather. Estimated travel times are available for major roads within metro Atlanta. And connections are available to transit providers, major airports, rideshare organizations, tourism information and 511 systems in neighboring states.