Georgia law stipulates that the state Department of Transportation is required to maintain a safe roadway for the traveling public, which includes the immediate removal of any obstruction or hazard that may pose a threat to the traveling public. Any sign along Georgia’s state routes and interstates must meet safety standards and be permitted by Georgia DOT to be placed on right of way. The right of way is defined by the State of Georgia as "the strip of land over which facilities such as highways, railroads, or power lines are built and maintained."
“For safety's sake, there are laws about where such signs can be placed. The one place that they should never be set up is on the rights of way of our state routes and interstates,” explained DeWayne Comer, district engineer at the Georgia DOT office in Cartersville. “As part of our routine maintenance work; the Department will remove ANY and ALL unauthorized signs from our rights of way.”
Georgia Code 32-6-51 states that "it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, place or maintain within the right of way of any public road any sign, signal or other device except as authorized by subsection (d) of this Code section," said in the press release.
Signs that are removed from right of way by Department personnel will be held for 30 days and then destroyed. To prevent the loss of signs, do not place them within the right of way, according to the press release.
On Tuesday, July 31, voters will decide if 12 designated districts across Georgia will be authorized to collect a one-cent sales tax for the next 10 years to be devoted exclusively to local and regional transportation projects. In districts where the referendum passes, the Department of Transportation will be responsible for project delivery.
For further information on the important Transportation Referendum, please visit: www.dot.ga.gov/transportationreferendum
Take on this freelance project. Check out the candidates' vehicle.
Sensible/Showboat? Economical/Gas hog?
Vote for candidates that make you say, I can live with that.
Bet I am not the only one fed up with the current state of our government but wondering how it continues.
A lot of the kids attend the county schools but that does not make any difference to him. He is a kind and well respected Gordon County citizen.
The last time I check The City of Calhoun is still part of Gordon County. I believe if you check a lot of the elected officials live in the city.
I actually think the majority of the ones running for the Clerk of Court live in the city.
Perhaps we can agree, nine divisions in the Gordon County Superior Court Clerk’s office is a tad excessive.
Here's a thought. You vote for the person you think is best for Gordon County and I will do the same. Furthermore, I will not criticize your choice. I would really appreciate, you respecting my choice. In the end, if our candidate does not win, we both voted for who and what we believe.
To expound: Grant Walraven worked hard to assist an education project and unknown me.
He was cooperative, honest and certainly promoted Gordon "COUNTY" [w/out drawing attention to himself].
Facts are stubborn things.
Before election impose bond and or disciplinary action for failure to pick up signs after election.
Next election, non-incumbents remind voters when incumbent's fail to use good judgment.