Vanchat Street and Flint River Road (Old Flint River Road) Renamed to Thomas Road.
Chris Bradford
Bradford Realty Group
770-961-5520
http://www.bradfordrealtygroup.com

The intersection of Flint River Road and Pointe South Parkway has been confusing for years. At this intersection, Thomas Road turns off to the south, Pointe South Parkway goes straight ahead (west) and Vanchat street turns off to the north, turning back into Flint River Road when it veers back to the left.

Clayton County is taking a big step towards ending the confusion by changing the names of Vanchat Street and the northern end of Flint River Road to Thomas Road. Now, Thomas Road will cross the intersection and lead out to Georgia Highway 85.

All that is left to do is to either change the name of Pointe South Parkway or the main Flint River Road so that there is only one road name leading from Tara Boulevard to Georgia Highway 85.

Off the top of my head I can think of a few other road names which they should consider changing.

Pineridge Road and Reynolds Road is the same street that changes name as it crosses Phillips Drive. To make matters worse, as it crosses Ash Street, the name of Pinridge Road changes to Pineridge Drive, or visa versa.

Lake Harbin Road and Morrow Road are the same street which changes names as it crosses Highway 54 (Jonesboro Road). The lake that Lake Harbin Road was named after has been gone for many years. It would make sense to change its name to Morrow Road.

Thurman Road and College Street changes names as it crosses Highway 54 in Forest Park, and with the new realignment of College Street with Ash Street as it crosses Main Street, all three of these roads will essentially be the same road. Why not have one name?

Highway 54 (Jonesboro Road) is known as Main Street as it passes through the City of Morrow and again as it passes through the City of Jonesboro. Most travelers have a difficult time knowing where the name changes occur. After living here all of my life and traveling Jonesboro Road almost daily, even I can not tell you exactly where the name changes occur.

With society being as mobile as it exists today, I think it would be a good idea to have as much consistency as possible in the naming of our roads. I am happy to see that Clayton County is taking some steps towards ending the confusion.