COBB
Silver Comet Trail under maintenance
Maintenance work has started on six pedestrian bridges on the Silver Comet Trail.
The project will start with Smyrna’s Cooper Lake Road Bridge and continue west 11 miles one bridge at a time to the Powder Springs Creek bridge.
Tentative completion is late April. There will be no access across bridges under construction.
The trail will be open during Cobb County Schools spring break. Information: www.cobbcounty.org. Tucker McQueen for the AJC
GWINNETT
Fire, EMS collecting heaters for seniors
Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services is accepting new portable electric heaters for seniors to be distributed through Project AWARE.
Drop off donations at fire stations until Feb. 28.
Monetary donations should be sent to Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services, P.O. Box 1680, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.
Information: 678-377-4150. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
FULTON
College planning workshop in Alpharetta
A workshop on college and financial aid planning will be held at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Atlanta-Fulton County Library’s Alpharetta branch, 238 Canton St.
Guests will have the opportunity to learn from a representative of the Georgia Student Finance Commission about available resources regarding HOPE scholarships, how to fill out federal financial aid forms, college planning tools like gacollege411.org and career planning.
Information: 770-740-2425. Kent A. Miles for the AJC
CHEROKEE
Ga. 92 getting new signals in Cherokee
The Georgia Department of Transportation is installing new traffic signals at 11 Cherokee County intersections along Ga. 92, designed to help left-turning drivers.
The Four-Section Flashing Yellow Arrow signals will allow drivers to turn left at after yielding to oncoming cars and pedestrians.
They’ll go from just east of Interstate 575 to near Sandy Plains Road.
Eight of the 11 are set to be operational by Jan. 30. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
DEKALB
Gym getting converted to classrooms
Work has commenced on the old Renfroe Middle School gym, which is getting repurposed into seven classrooms to be completed by late March, although the classrooms probably won’t be put into use until August.
Total cost is $685,000 paid for by SPLOST.
The next major construction project is renovating Westchester Elementary beginning in May, including major upgrades to the kitchen and media center. Bill Banks for the AJC
FAYETTE
Dam projects prompt road and path closings
Repair work on two Peachtree City dams will cause road and cart path closures for several months.
Portions of Kedron Drive will be shut down through October, and the path near Rockspray Pond will be detoured until mid-September.
Signs will be posted in both areas, and golf carts may not use Peachtree Parkway.Jill Howard Church for the AJC
