When Alpharetta learned the McGinnis Ferry Road Project, which would connect to the Alpharetta Big Creek Greenway, had been extended, with construction unlikely to begin before 2023, the city looked for a short-term way to connect the existing greenway to Forsyth.
City leaders found a creative solution and have just opened a temporary trail to connect users of the greenway to the Forsyth County segment of the trail. The 800-foot connection will provide access between the two trail systems until the permanent connection is built when McGinnis Ferry Road is widened.
The temporary trail segment has been constructed using asphalt millings from nearby road resurfacing projects.
“In this case, one of our vendors gave us the millings and delivered them to our public works facility at no cost,” said Pete Sewczwicz, Alpharetta’s Director of Public Works. “That means that, aside from purchasing landscape fabric to prevent vegetation growth, the cost for making the trail connection was only that associated with staff time and the use of the city’s equipment. The construction time was less than a week.”
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