Open Houses This Week For Old Atlanta Road, Ga. 9 Projects

CUMMING, GA — The Forsyth County Department of Engineering will host two open house meetings where residents can learn more about two upcoming road projects in the county.

Ga. 9 Corridor Planning Study Open House – Feb. 26: A public information open house will be held to receive community input on a planning study for Ga. 9, from Ga. 306 to Ga. 369. The Ga. 9 Corridor Study is a Regional Transportation Planning Study. The purpose of the study is to develop viable, multimodal and cost-effective mobility solutions and to study the feasibility of short-range and long-range alternatives in improving the efficiency, operations and safety of the Ga. 9 corridor.

Residents are invited to attend the informal open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, at Coal Mountain Elementary School, 3455 Coal Mountain Dr. Engineering staff will be available to answer questions.

Old Atlanta Road Widening Open House – Feb. 27: Residents can learn more about the upcoming widening of Old Atlanta Road from James Burgess Road to St. Marlo Country Club Pkwy. Aerial representations of the right-of-way plans for the project will be available during the informal open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Daves Creek Elementary School, 3740 Melody Mizer Ln. Engineering staff will be available to answer questions.

Written statements concerning the Old Atlanta Road widening project will be accepted until March 15. Written statements may be submitted to:

Mrs. Denise Farr Capital Improvements

Program Project Manager Forsyth County

Engineering Department 110 E. Main St., Suite 120 Cumming, Georgia 30040

Project displays used at the public information open houses will be available for review at the Forsyth County Engineering Department, 110 E. Main St., Suite 120.

“We know there will be a great deal of interest in both of these road projects and we are glad to have this opportunity to meet with residents to hear from them and provide them with an update,” said Forsyth County Director of Engineering John Cunard.

For more information on these and other county transportation projects, visit forsythco.com and click on "Transportation Projects" on the home page.