Ronald Reagan Parkway To Get $3.2 Million Upgrade

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — One of Gwinnett's busiest east-west corridors is getting a major upgrade.

County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $3.2 million resurfacing contract for Ronald Reagan Parkway. A federal grant, from the Atlanta Regional Commission and administered by the Georgia Department of Transporation, will pay 80 percent of the cost of the project.

"The parkway serves an important cross-county travel need," said District 2 Commissioner Lynette Howard. "We are very grateful to the GDOT for the funding assistance."

ER Snell Contractor Inc. had the lowest of five bids at $3,189,370.70. The project stretches from Pleasant Hill Road to 1,600 feet west of State Route 124, a distance of about 7 miles.

GDOT will reimburse Gwinnett County up to $2.65 million for the resurfacing.

Gwinnett’s share of the project is funded by the county's 2009 special-purpose, local option sales tax program.

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