Peachtree Parkway-Peachtree Industrial Intersection To Be Overhauled

PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA — The intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard will see some improvements thanks to a partnership between Gwinnett County and the state Department of Transportation.

Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a construction agreement with the state to kick off the project and accept about $1.2 million from the federal government to help make it happen.

The remaining costs will be paid by Gwinnett County's 2014 special-purpose local option sales tax and the city of Peachtree Corners.

The project will extend a southbound lane on Peachtree Parkway, south of Holcomb Bridge Road, through the merge with Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The new lane will continue past the existing bridge over Jimmy Carter Boulevard before tapering down near the next southbound on-ramp.

Drainage improvements and new overhead signage will be constructed in conjunction with this project, which was awarded to E.R. Snell Contractor Inc.

The project is due to be completed by next summer.

Commissioners also accepted $5.9 million in Department of Transportation grant fund to resurface roads throughout the county. The county's SPLOST funds will pay the remainder of the $7.7 million price tag for road resurfacing.

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