Peachtree Corners has funds to extend sidewalk project

The Peachtree Corners City Council has approved an additional $14,155 to extend sidewalks along Technology Parkway from City Hall to Spalding Drive.

The city received a GDOT Local Management and Improvement Grant this year for sidewalk projects along Jay Bird Alley and Technology Parkway. The Jay Bird Alley sidewalk will connect Peachtree Parkway to the end of the sidewalks coming soon from the new town home development at Parkway Lane. The Technology Parkway sidewalks were planned from Westech Drive extending north toward City Hall.

Last month, the city approved a contract with Keck & Wood Inc. for $35,640. After that project began, further study revealed the current FY2017 budget has adequate funding to extend the sidewalk along Technology Parkway all the way to Spalding Drive. This will extend sidewalks for the entire length of Technology Parkway, providing a link between State Route 141 and Spalding Drive for pedestrians who use transit, walk to school and for anyone using the road recreationally.