Max Cleland: “this amendment addresses a critical issue of safety in my State of Georgia, and I want to thank the distinguished…”

“this amendment addresses a critical issue of safety in my State of Georgia, and I want to thank the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, Senator Murray, and the ranking member, Senator Shelby, from the great State of Alabama, for all their work on this tremendous issue of transportation, which is the cornerstone and building block really of our economic development in this country. Recently, State Farm Insurance ranked the most deadly intersections in the Nation, and five intersections in Georgia made that list. Georgia actually is the fastest growing State east of the Mississippi, and we are in many ways suffering the aftereffects in terms of our traffic problems. Today I am offering an amendment to improve one of the five most dangerous intersections in my State. Specifically, my amendment would require the State of Georgia to give priority consideration to improvements that would impact the killer intersection of Abernathy Road and Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, just north of Atlanta. This deadly intersection is located in Metropolitan Atlanta which now has the longest average vehicle miles traveled in the Nation. It has, sadly, become the Nation's poster child for pollution, gridlock, and sprawl--not a pretty sight.”