Life is about to get a little bit slower in Brookhaven, where the city is lowering the speed limit on several roads.
On June 10, new speed limit signs will be posted on Johnson Ferry Road, Ashford Dunwoody Road, Harts Mill Road, and Dresden Drive. The measure was approved by Brookhaven City Council members in December 2024.
Ashford Park Elementary School zone will also see slower speed limits. The neighborhood has been scheduled for upgrades. including the Caldwell-Redding Road intersection improvement project, new lighting on the Ashford Park pedestrian path between Pamela Drive at Cravenridge Drive and Parkridge Drive, and an expansion of the school zone to 1,000 feet from the school on Caldwell Road. Additional signage and flashers will also be installed in the expanded school zone ar