Lawmakers plan to name a road for traffic reporter

ATLANTA - A group of metro Atlanta lawmakers are looking for a road to name for local traffic reporter Keith Kalland -- who died last November. <br> <br> The lawmakers introduced a resolution today to designate the merged section of Interstates 75 and 85 the ``Keith Kalland Connector.&#39;&#39; But they discovered that stretch is already named for someone. <br> <br> The resolution sponsors are casting around for another high-profile naming project. <br> <br> The proposed honor resolution calls Kalland a ``wonderful voice in the sky.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Republican Representative Bobby Franklin of Marietta is one of the House members who wants to honor Kalland, who died of a heart attack at the age of 51. He began traffic reporting in 1987 and worked for many local radio stations and WAGA-TV. <br> <br> Kalland&#39;s hometown of Conyers also wants to name a road for Kalland.

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