Buford Highway is 50 miles long. It starts in Fulton County but runs mostly through DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. It’s also been a deadly highway for pedestrians.
Advocates and others are pushing the state to hurry up with safety improvements.
On the corner of Buford Highway, which has 7 lanes of traffic, and Briarwood Road, there’s a shopping center, a Citgo gas station and the Park Towne North apartment complex.
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