The Atlanta Regional Commission has awarded Marietta $3 million for streetscape and traffic improvements on Franklin Road.
The city said upgrades will include landscaped medians, traffic lights, aligning entryways to apartment complexes and shopping centers, landscaping, sidewalks on both sides of the road and decorative lighting.
City manager Bill Bruton said pedestrian safety will be improved because middle turn lanes will be eliminated.
"The improvements will be a lot more laid out so people will know where they can cross the street and where they should turn,” he said.
The project is funded through the Livable Cities Initiative, which the ARC established in 2000 to encourage quality design in downtown areas or urban centers.
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