Barnwell Road Improvements Get Funding From ARC

JOHNS CREEK, GA — The Atlanta Regional Commission Board last month approved $14.9 million in transportation projects around North Fulton County through 2023, one of which will improve traffic flow on a major Johns Creek thoroughfare.

The ARC approved funding to install dual left turn lanes on Barnwell Road at its intersection with Holcomb Bridge Road. According to documents provided by the ARC, the project is slated to cost $7.3 million. The federal government will provide about $5.8 million in funding while the local match will be around $1.4 million.

City of Johns Creek spokesperson Jeff Breslau said staff members are finishing preliminary design for the project and are about to embark on right-of-way acquisition. Construction is expected to begin by late 2019 or early 2020, he added. You can learn more about the project by clicking here.

The ARC also provides funding for pedestrian improvements on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs and the Peachtree Dunwoody Road multi-use trail in that city. The Roswell Road improvements, which runs 2.6 miles from Meadowbrook Drive to Interstate 285, call for the city adding and repairing sidewalks, providing pedestrian crossing striping where required and improving intersection curb ramps and bus stop pads to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act standards. That project is estimated to cost $7.8 million, with the fed forking over about $6.2 and the local government pitching in $1.5 million.

No additional details have been provided by the ARC Peachtree Dunwoody Road trail project, other than it would help fund a portion of the proposed 20-mile Perimeter CID trail from Hammond Drive to Crestline Parkway. The project would include a protected cycle track, sidewalks, crosswalks and pedestrian islands. No cost breakdowns were made available by the ARC.

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In South Fulton, there are also plans to study potential improvements to the intersection of Camp Creek Parkway and Welcome All Road as well as enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure around and connecting to the College Park MARTA station.

ARC developed the project list by working closely with local governments to meet the greatest transportation needs around Fulton County. All projects are scheduled to be under construction or complete by 2023, with funding from federal, state, and local sources.

The Fulton projects are among more than 100 across the region funded as part of an update to the short-term portion of ARC’s Regional Transportation Plan, The Atlanta Region’s Plan, at a total cost of $400 million. The ARC board approved the update on June 27.

The $400 million project list is part of $7 billion dollars of improvements that are already planned or under construction through 2023. Many of these are large freeway projects, such as Express lanes on I-75 and I-575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties, and a massive rebuild of the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange.

“These projects address some of the most significant local transportation needs and will help people get where they need to go safely and efficiently,” said Doug Hooker, ARC executive director. “This will provide more options for many residents and will strengthen our economic competitiveness.”

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