Canton leaders are asking the Georgia Department of Transportation to consider creating an emergency median just south of exit 16 on Interstate 575.
On June 5, the Canton City Council unanimously voted to send a letter of support to Russell McMurry, commissioner of GDOT, and also to GDOT board members for what the city calls the “I-575 Emergency Median Opening.”
According to the city, an emergency median opening would help emergency services provide faster response and on-scene times to Canton residents and visitors, and would help maintain traffic flow on I-575 in the event of an accident…