Marietta is continuing its citywide beautification and safety enhancement projects, this time focusing on the Powder Springs Road corridor from Sandtown Road to South Marietta Parkway, according to a city statement.
As with previously completed corridor improvement projects that include Roswell Street, Whitlock Avenue, Fairground Street and Kennesaw Avenue, this project is funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).
Once completed, the Powder Springs Road project will see a new eight-foot-wide trail installed from Sandtown Road to South Marietta Parkway and will feed into the city’s Mountain to River Trail that runs parallel to the Marietta Square.
It also will feature a new sidewalk on the west side of Powder Springs Road from Sandtown Road to South Marietta Parkway.
There will be new traffic signals, pedestrian street lighting, new pedestrian crosswalks at all intersections, landscaped medians and storm drainage upgrades throughout the corridor.
Most importantly, the project will improve traffic flow, increase safety for motorists and pedestrians and provide increased walkability in the corridor.
Scheduled to begin on Sept. 27, the project is expected to take 18 months to complete.
The city’s contractor will begin the work at Sandtown Road and continue to South Marietta Parkway.
The construction slated to begin first will include retaining walls, curbing, storm drain upgrades, the sidewalks and the trail.
While traffic will be impacted and drivers could see lane closures, a road closure is not scheduled.
Additionally, lane closures relating to the construction only are permitted between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
“The city is excited to see this project begin and looks forward to its completion which will bring increased safety and improvements to the traffic flow for both pedestrians and motorists as well as greatly enhancing the beauty of an important corridor in our All America Hall of Fame City,” said Marietta Communications Manager Lindsey Wiles in a statement.
Information: 770-794-5629 or mariettaga.gov/1420/Powder-Springs-Streetscape
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