East Cobb Traffic & Roads

Cobb seeks grant for Roswell-Johnson Ferry traffic study

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Roswell-Johnson Ferry traffic study
Georgia 511 camera photo

Cobb commissioners this week approved grant applications for federal grant funding to study areas of major traffic congestion across the county, including the busy Roswell-Johnson Ferry intersection in East Cobb.

The resolutions, passed at Tuesday’s commissioners meeting, formalize Transportation Improvement Program applications to be submitted to the Atlanta Regional Commission.

What would be called the Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Intersection Improvement Study would cost $500,000, with $400,000 coming from federal sources under the Surface Transportation Block Grant program. Another $100,000 in local match funding would be provided in the 2016 Cobb SPLOST Transportation Improvement Program, according to Tuesday’s agenda item.

The study would provide a concept design for “a congestion relief and mobility improvement planning project” that’s in the Cobb Comprehensive Transportation Plan 2040 Update:

“The purpose of this project is to conduct a transportation study to assess existing conditions at the intersection of Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Road for design of a congestion mitigation strategy to reduce vehicular travel delay. The study will include cost effective alternatives to identified capacity improvements and grade separation options.”

Noonday Creek Trail Head
The Noonday Creek Trail Head at Bells Ferry Road (ECN photo).

Another grant application for the East Cobb area includes a possible extension of the Noonday Creek Trail, from the current termination of the trail on Bells Ferry Road northbound to Shallowford Road (see map at right, below).

The grant request is for $320,000 in federal funding, with an $80,000 local match, also earmarked in the Cobb 2016 SPLOST.

Noonday Creek Trail extension Cobb DOT map
Cobb DOT map

Concept design of the proposed Noonday Creek Trail Extension project would include assessing a possible greenway trail along Noonday Creek that would expand pedestrian/bike trails and connect to the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

Funding for the studies is not guaranteed, and “will be competitively selected” by the ARC for the FY 2020-24 periods and are based on “predetermined evaluation,” according to Tuesday’s agenda item.

If TIP funding is approved by the ARC, Cobb commissioners would have to approve proceeding with the studies.

Any funding for projects constructed following those studies would be provided in the future.

 

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East Cobb traffic alert: Johnson Ferry Road parade closure

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Instead of cars, Johnson Ferry Road will be occupied by unicyclists from Mt. Bethel ES and other participants in Saturday’s EAST COBBER parade. (ECN file)

As the calendar veers toward mid-September, that means something highly unusual is about to transpire in East Cobb: Johnson Ferry Road will be closed. On purpose.

It’s only a portion of Johnson Ferry, and only for a few hours. But it’s the busiest stretch of Johnson Ferry, and it’s a Saturday morning.

The 24 annual EAST COBBER magazine parade and festival is on tap for Saturday, and more than 100 organizations, individuals and groups are taking part.

The parade steps off starting at 10 a.m. at Mt. Bethel Elementary School, and will wind its way to the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church south parking lot, where the festival runs from 11-3.

For the last few days, some traffic alert signs have been posted in the area to give motorists a heads-up about the road closure. Cobb Police will be closing Johnson Ferry between Roswell Road and Lower Roswell Road at 9:45 a.m., and it is expected to reopen around 11:30 a.m. or noon.

The festival has free admission and includes food, music, kids’ games, entertainment and vendors.

East Cobber Parade route
The black stars indicate the road closure points; the red stars indicate the parade route and the blue star signifies the festival site.

 

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Sandy Plains Road traffic to be rerouted at Kinjac Drive Tuesday

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Sandy Plains Road closures

Here’s the latest traffic update related to ongoing construction on Sandy Plains Road. On Tuesday, Sept. 10, lanes will be rerouted most of the day at Kinjac Drive for final pipe crossing.

More details from Cobb commissioner JoAnn Birrell’s office:

“This will entail multiple traffic configurations. A police officer is scheduled to be present to override the traffic signal. The pipe crossing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is expected to be completed by 3:00 p.m. if all goes as planned.

“If this is not the case, a DOT alert will be issued via newsletter and social media with the reason and time of the delay. We appreciate your continued patience as this work is imperative to prepare for the paving that is tentatively scheduled for Monday, Sept. 16.”

 

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Terrell Mill Road school speed zone proposed at Brumby, ECMS

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Terrell Mill Road school speed zone

A proposal to establish a 25 mph school speed zone along a stretch of Terrell Mill Road is among numerous traffic-related changes to be considered Tuesday by the Cobb Board of Commissioners.

It’s part of an occasional update to establish school speed zones, make changes to road signs to match flashing signals and approve road areas for speed detection devices.

Brumby Elementary School and East Cobb Middle School relocated last year side-by-side campuses on Terrell Mill Road between Powers Ferry Road and Paper Mill Road.

Tuesday’s proposal would call for a 25 mph speed limit on Terrell Mill from a point 80 feet north of Timberstone Hollow Court (at the bottom point of the red line on the map) to 480 feet north of Greenwood Trail.

The speed zone limits would be in effect only during school days and during the following times, per Cobb DOT:

  • AM: From 45 minutes prior to commencement time to 15 minutes after commencement time;
  • PM: From 30 minutes prior to dismissal time to 30 minutes after dismissal time.

In addition, Cobb DOT is requesting to remove the former Brumby ES speed zone along Powers Ferry Road, and to remove a reference to East Cobb Middle School in the Holt Road school speed zone area that still includes Wheeler High School.

Mountain View Elementary School also relocated to a new site last year along Sandy Plains Road. Another proposal would move that 25 mph school speed zone further down on Sandy Plains from its old site near Shallowford Road.

The new school speed zone on Sandy Plains would stretch from 570 feet east of Davis Drive to 50 feet west of Berkshire Flat.

Another school-related proposal would create a school speed zone of 25 mph on Beaver Shop Road, from 240 feet east of Boyce Drive to Ebenezer Road, near Addison Elementary School.

A few other school-related updates to road speed signs are routine, and are being done to match current signs and new flashing beacons at the following locations:

  • Lower Roswell Road, from 300 feet west of Holt Road to 200 feet east of Rhodes Drive (Eastvalley ES);
  • Lower Roswell Road, from 80 feet east of Pioneer Trail to 100 feet west of Palmer Oaks Lane (Sedalia Park ES);
  • Pine Road, from 80 feet north of Bill Murdock Road to 225 feet south of Bill Murdock Road (Walton HS);
  • Trickum Road, from 40 feet north of Swanson Court to 0.30 miles north of Sandy Plains Road (Simpson MS).

You can read the proposed radar ordinance changes at this link.

The commissioners also will consider a number of requests to approve the use of speed detection devices on roads around the county.

Among them in East Cobb is on Roswell Road near East Side Elementary School, from 50 feet west of Mt. Bethel Road to 50 feet west of Montague Road. That’s a stretch of .29 miles, and the school speed zone there is 25 mph.

Another proposal would allow speed detection devices to be used along most of Roswell Road in East Cobb, from Greenbriar Parkway near the Loop to the Fulton County line. That’s 6.79 miles, and the current speed limit is 45 mph.

Here’s the full list of roads where detection devices are permitted, with the proposed changes in red.

And here’s more background from Cobb DOT, which mentions that commissioners last updated the list of roads in 2015. Before they can act, the county must get approval from Georgia DOT.

The proposed changes are on the consent agenda.

The full meeting agenda can be found here and the meeting begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the second floor board room of the Cobb government building, 100 Cherokee St., in downtown Marietta.

 

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Roswell Road closed between Powers Ferry and Lower Roswell

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Roswell Road closed, 9.4.19

Marietta Police sent out this message a little after 3:30 this afternoon:

Roswell Road is closed between Powers Ferry Road and Lower Roswell Road due to a downed power pole.

The downed power lines are blocking all lanes of traffic and repair crews are on the scene.

Suggested alternate routes include the Marietta Loop.

We’ll update when we get more information.

 

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Traffic alert: Interstate North Parkway closure through Friday

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Interstate North Parkway closed
Cobb Govt. photo

UPDATED THURSDAY, 5:05 P.M.

Here’s what Cobb commissioner Bob Ott’s office released just a little while ago:

The break was on our 12-inch line that connected directly to the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority’s 48-inch line. It was determined that we do not need this connection, so our repair eliminated the connection to the Water Authority’s line. Water was restored to 400 Interstate North Parkway around 7:45 p.m. last night. The line we repaired yesterday began leaking today. We have a crew onsite now to resolve the problem.

The CCMWA expects their contractor to complete this work by 6 p.m. today. This work does not affect our customers.

The road remains closed, but there is access to the 400 building. CW Matthews will repair the road tonight after the CCMWA’s contractor finishes his work. Road work should be finished tomorrow between 6 a.m. and noon.

ORIGINAL REPORT, WEDNESDAY, 4:35 P.M.

If you commute to and from this part of the Cumberland area be advised: A massive water main break has forced the closure of a portion of Interstate North Parkway until at least midday Friday.

Cobb officials released the above photo of the gushing break in front of the 400 Interstate Parkway North building. That’s near Cumberland Boulevard and the newly opened Bob Callan Trail extension, and in a heavily traveled corridor of office parks.

They said water service is shut off only to this one building. Here’s more of what was released around 4 p.m. Wednesday:

Work to repair the water main break at 400 Interstate North Parkway near Cumberland Blvd will take longer than initially thought. Crews will not be able to get in to repair the roadway until later Thursday.

  • Interstate North Parkway will remain CLOSED between Cumberland and Powers Ferry until midday FRIDAY;
  • Cobb DOT has arranged traffic flow so there is access to all businesses in the area.

For enlarged view of map and updates click here.

Interstate North Parkway closure

 

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Georgia gas prices continue falling as Labor Day holiday approaches

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Georgia gas prices Labor Day

Information submitted by AAA Georgia:

Labor Day is quickly approaching and gas prices for the holiday weekend are lining up to be the lowest in 2-3 years. However, there are still a number of factors that could push prices higher before the holiday. 

Today, the average price for gasoline in Georgia is $2.42 per gallon. Drivers are currently paying 28 cents less than they did on Labor Day 2018 ($2.70) and 27 cents less than on Labor Day 2017 ($2.69).

“Labor Day travelers will benefit from lower oil prices this year as they fill up for their holiday road trip,” said Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Strong US oil production rates are holding oil prices about 15% below last year’s levels, effectively reducing the price of producing gasoline. Gas prices should remain low heading into the holiday, unless something unexpected threatens fuel supplies, like geopolitical tensions or a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.”

Labor Day marks the end of the busy summer travel season, and the last big surge in gasoline demand before the fall. The expectation of strong demand can promote a slight and temporary bump at the pump before the holiday. However, after Labor Day, refineries begin their seasonal switch to winter-blend gasoline. Summer-blend gasoline is more expensive to produce than winter-blend, because the EPA requires more additives in the hotter months of the year. The combination of lower demand and fuel production costs typically restores downward pressure on pump prices through the end of the year. 

 

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East Cobb traffic alert: Mabry Road closed north of Shallowford

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Mabry Road closed

A gas main break has shut down Mabry Road north of Shallowford Road Wednesday afternoon.

That’s coming from Cobb government and Cobb DOT, which said it’s not known yet how long the closure may last.

Suggested detours: Chimney Lake Drive between Mabry Road and Johnson Ferry and Wesley Chapel Road from Shallowford Road to Sandy Plains Road.

We’ll update when we find out more.

 

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Sandy Plains Road northbound lane closures begin Monday

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Sandy Plains Road lane closures

The next phase of the Sandy Plains Road improvement project continues Monday, and it’s going to make a congested stretch just above Piedmont Road even more bottlenecked. That’s because road closures will be in effect for water relocation work.

That’s the word coming late Friday afternoon from Cobb government, which issued a “significant traffic advisory” for northbound lanes between Ebenezer Road and Post Oak Tritt Road.

One northbound lane will be closed between 6 am. and 3 p.m. daily for an indefinite time.

Earlier this week Cobb commissioners approved a change order to delay completion of the project to December (it was supposed to have wrapped up in July) due to utility relocation and weather issues.

The delay won’t cost any extra money, but will result in a few months’ more worth of traffic headaches for motorists.

 

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East Cobb traffic alert: Lower Roswell-Sope Creek bridge work this weekend

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Lower Roswell-Sope Creek bridge work

Cobb commissioner Bob Ott’s office sent out what it’s calling a “significant traffic advisory” this weekend for the ongoing repair work on Lower Roswell Road at the Sope Creek Bridge. Lane closures will be taking place during Friday and Saturday overnight periods:

“Beginning 7 p.m., Friday through 6 a.m., Saturday and from 7 p.m., Saturday through 6 a.m., Sunday, expect heavy delays. Two lanes will be closed with only one lane open to traffic. Flagging operations will be in place. 

“This project consists of the rehabilitation of the existing bridge located on Lower Roswell Road over Sope Creek. Repairs include resealing the bridge joints, replacement of drainage structures, patching the existing concrete, leveling/stabilization of the approach slab, and installation of polymer overlay. This project is scheduled to be completed August 2019.”

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Completion of Sandy Plains Road improvement project delayed

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Sandy Plains Road improvements
Construction work along Sandy Plains Road between Piedmont Road and Ebenezer Road began last summer.

The Sandy Plains Road improvements that continue between Piedmont Road and Ebenezer Road were expected to be finished next month. But that work may not be done until December.

Cobb DOT has an agenda item on next Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting asking for a change order to extend the work until Dec. 20. There is no additional cost involved.

The reasons are similar to what’s prompted a delay in finishing the roundabout at Post Oak Tritt Road and Hembree Road: Utility relocation issues with Atlanta Gas Light and inclement weather.

That project was to have been done by now, at the start of a new school year, but has been extended to next March.

The Sandy Plains Road project has had some other delays as well, not mentioned in Tuesday’s agenda item: In May there was an overnight shutdown of Sandy Plains at Ebenezer for emergency repairs due to a water main break caused by a construction truck hitting a fire hydrant.

There also was an overnight water outage on one side of Sandy Plains last month as part of the construction work.

The contract for the $4.4 million Sandy Plains construction project approved by commissioners in 2017 was awarded to C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc., and includes a raised median, new crosswalks and pedestrian signals and resurfacing.

More on Tuesday’s commissioners meeting, which starts at 9 a.m. in the 2nd floor board room of the Cobb government building (100 Cherokee St., downtown Marietta):

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East Cobb traffic alert: Woodstock Road closed at Mabry Road

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Woodstock Road at Mabry Road closed
Georgia 511 photo

A car crash Sunday night brought down power lines at the intersection of Woodstock Road and Mabry Road in northeast Cobb, and that juncture will remain closed for most of today.

That’s the word from Cobb DOT, which issued that message and the above photo a little after 9 this morning.

Woodstock Road is also known as State Highway 92, and the stretch of it between Mabry and Sandy Plains Road goes past the Sandy Plains Village Shopping Centre.

Both northbound and southbound traffic on Woodstock Road is being diverted southbound onto Mabry, since the power lines are down across all lanes on Woodstock.

As you can see, the Monday morning commute has already been affected, and you’re being asked to find an alternative if you travel in that area today, especially for the afternoon rush.

For now the estimated time of reopening the intersection is between 3-5 p.m. Monday.

 

 

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East Cobb traffic reminder: Dog Days Run is Saturday morning

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Dog Days Run, East Cobb traffic

A few major East Cobb roads will be closed off to traffic for a brief time Saturday morning for the 14th annual Dog Days Run.

The 5K race starts and ends at the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA (1055 E. Piedmont Road) at 7:30 a.m., and continues east along Sewell Mill Road, south on Old Canton Road, west along Roswell and back onto East Piedmont. See map below for details.

Most of the runners/joggers/walkers should be done between 8:30 and 9 a.m.

The event, which includes awards to top finishers, prizes, a bounce house for kids, vendors, food and music, is a main fundraiser for the Rotary Club of East Cobb, with proceeds going to a variety of community organizations.

Also on Saturday morning is the Lutzie 43 Road Race, which starts at 8 a.m. and takes place entirely on the campus of Lassiter High School (2601 Shallowford Road). It’s named after former Lassiter and Auburn football star Philip Lutzenkirchen and benefits the foundation his family started in his memory to help young people make good decisions.

If you’re interested in taking part in either event, there is race-day registration onsite, or you can sign up online today for the Dog Days Run.

Dog Days Run course, East Cobb traffic

 

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Mabry Road water main replacement to begin in August

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Mabry Road water main replacement

If you live along the Mabry Road area, or use it, brace yourselves for the next eight months. The long-awaited water main replacement project is beginning in early August.

It’s going to replace most of the existing aging line along Mabry, starting around 500 feet below Woodstock Road and all the way down to Shallowford Road, except for a small stretch of Mabry between Loch Highland Parkway and Outpost Court (as noted by the red star; see the map inset below).

A new line has already gone in there, and it will soon be connected by replacement lines totalling 13,600 feet. An eight-inch pipe will run from Shallowford to Loch Highland Parkway, and a new six-inch line will be installed from Huntridge Drive to 4540 Mabry Road.

Commissioner Bob Ott’s office sent out word Friday that construction south of the dam at Loch Highland will be on the west side of Mabry, in the shoulder and turn lanes.

North of the dam, the work will be on the east side under the sidewalk. At times, that sidewalk will be closed as the new lines are installed.

Mabry Road water main replacement

No pipes will be laid in the travel lanes along Mabry, but there will be occasional lane closures. Those generally will take place Monday-Friday from 9-4 or as otherwise publicized.

Ott’s office also said there may be some brief water outages in subdivision along or served by the Mabry lines and that he will put out notices and have signs in the area with details when that happens.

The work is tentatively scheduled for completion by the end of February 2020.

The $2.575 million project (fact sheet here) is being funded out of Cobb Water System Agency revenues. The contractor is Wade Coots Co. of Hiram.

 

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Sandy Plains Road construction work includes Thursday overnight water outage

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Sandy Plains Road water outage

Commissioner JoAnn Birrell’s office is getting out word today that water service will be out for a portion of the Sandy Plains Road area between Ebenezer Road and East Piedmont Road late Thursday night and into early Friday morning for water main repairs.

That’s the area where road construction work has been underway for some months.

From 11 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday, water service will be shut off on the east side of Sandy Plains (indicated by the blue line in the map) for crews to install a new valve on the existing water main in front of the McDonald’s (at the intersection of Sandy Plains and Post Oak Tritt Road).

Most of that area is commercial or institutional entities, most of which will be closed by then.

At the same time, according to the message sent out today, northbound lane closures on Sandy Plains will be in effect. The best alternates if you’re out and about during that time are Canton Road and Holly Springs Road.

The $4.4 million Sandy Plains construction project approved by commissioners in 2017 includes a raised median, new crosswalks and pedestrian signals and resurfacing.

Back in May the Sandy Plains-Ebenezer intersection was shut down for hours after a water main break that required emergency repairs. An East Cobb News reader said she saw a truck involved in the construction work striking a hydrant.

The project is expected to be completed by the fall.

 

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Akers Mill Road ramp to I-75 express lanes gets final $5M funding push

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Akers Mill Road ramp
A rendering of the Akers Mill Road ramp to the I-75 managed lanes, via the Cumberland Community Improvement District.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing the final $5 million in funding to construct a ramp connecting Akers Mill Road to the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes.

The $5 million grant is from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America’s Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) program, and is the final funding component of the nearly $44 million project.

That money has come from state, local and other federal funding sources as well as the nearby Cumberland Community Improvement District

(Info sheet here from the Cumberland CID.)

The 29.7-mile express lanes opened late last summer along I-75 between an area just north of Akers Mill and Hickory Grove Road in north Cobb, and along I-575 in Cobb to Sixes Road in Cherokee County.

Georgia DOT estimates nearly 4.2 million trips along the toll lanes have been taken since they opened.

Drivers in the Akers Mill area who wish to use the managed lanes have had to travel several miles to reach access points, in particular at Terrell Mill Road.

The 24-foot reversible ramp will allow motorists to bypass congested local roads. Traffic estimates in the Cumberland area are around 100,000 trips a day.

The grant was hailed by county and Cumberland CID leaders, as well as U.S. senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, Congressman Barry Lowdermilk and Congresswoman Lucy McBath.

Construction on the Akers Mill Road ramp is expected to begin in 2021 and be completed by 2023.

 

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East Cobb traffic alert: Post Oak Tritt-Hembree roundabout work prompts rerouting all day Thursday

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Post Oak Tritt-Hembree roundabout

Following up last week’s story about the delayed finish to the Post Oak Tritt-Hembree roundabout project: You’d best avoid that intersection on Thursday.

That’s because traffic is being rerouted for most of the day so contractors can lay down asphalt in the intersection.

Around noon today, Cobb commissioners JoAnn Birrell and Bob Ott issued a map below that isn’t terribly legible, but they also say in an accompanying note that the work will take place Thursday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and that police officers will be redirecting traffic.

As we posted last week, weather and utility delays pushed back completion from this month to next March. Here’s more from the note that went out today:

“This project remains a priority for Cobb DOT, who will continue to make every effort to ensure that the project is safe throughout the remainder. Thank you for your patience!”

To view a full-sized map, click here.

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Post Oak Tritt-Hembree roundabout project delayed several months

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Post Oak Tritt-Hembree roundabout

Motorists who travel through the Post Oak Tritt-Hembree Road intersection will have to wait a few months longer for the roundabout project underway there to be completed.

Cobb commissioners on Tuesday approved a request by the contractor, Glosson Enterprises, to push back the scheduled completion date to March 31, 2020.

There’s no additional cost increase for the $1.3 million project, which was to have been done this month.

Cobb DOT director Erica Parrish said the delay (summary here) was caused by utility and weather issues.

“I am ready to see this finished, and so is the public,” said District 3 commissioner JoAnn Birrell. “I appreciate the public’s patience.”

In other transportation-related action Tuesday, commissioners approved a contract for $308,901 with Tri Scapes Inc. for an eight-foot wide sidewalk with curb and gutter on the west side of Bells Ferry Road, from the Noonday Creek trailhead driveway to Big Shanty Road.

The total length of the project is approximately 0.32 miles. The funding comes from the Cobb 2016 SPLOST.

The county also will be saving $145,460 from the final cost of intersection improvements at Bells Ferry Road and Barrett Parkway. Glosson also was the contractor for the $1.86 million project, which has been completed.

 

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East Cobb traffic alert: Roswell Road eastbound at Old Canton reopens after crash

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Roswell Road Old Canton Road crash

That’s the scene from a Georgia 511 camera at Roswell Road and Old Canton Road about 2:55 Friday, as Cobb Police and Cobb Fire are investigating a crash in a busy intersection that’s blocking eastbound traffic on Roswell.

UPDATED 3:40 PM: Cobb Police say all lanes of traffic are now open.

Police are urging motorists heading east on Roswell (the traffic in the right of the photo) to find an alternate route; there’s no word as yet on injuries.

We’ll update this story when more details are available.

 

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East Cobb traffic alert: Piedmont Road reopens after car crash knocks out power

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Piedmont Road closed

UPDATED 4:36 p.m.: Piedmont Road has reopened after an East Cobb car crash earlier this afternoon.

Shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday Cobb Police said Piedmont Road is closed at Sprayberry Drive due to a single-car crash that took down power poles and knocked out electricity in the area (that’s just west of the Piedmont-Sandy Plains intersection and Sprayberry High School).

The car overturned and the crash prompted several small fires, according to police, who said the driver suffered minor injuries.

Will update this story with more information when we get it.

Piedmont Road closed

 

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