Politics & Government
Roswell Breaks Ground On Hardscrabble Green Loop
The $5.8 million project is part of the Roswell Loop, which will eventually connect the city's parks and schools with sidewalks and trails.
ROSWELL, GA -- The city of Roswell on Friday kicked off construction of its Hardscrabble Green Loop project with a groundbreaking ceremony held at Roswell High School.
The Hardscrabble Green Loop is a segment of the Roswell Loop, which calls for connecting Roswell parks and schools with sidewalks and trails. The Hardscrabble project will add a 10-foot multi-use path on the south side of the road, a 5-foot sidewalk on the north side of the road, and 4-foot bike lanes in the road between King Road and Etris Road.
A new roundabout at the Hardscrabble-Chaffin Road intersection will replace the existing traffic signal as part of this project. There will also be bike shoulders and a sidewalk added to Chaffin Road from Hardscrabble to Northgate Trace (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).
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"This project will improve the safety, mobility and livability of this corridor in a noticeable way," said Roswell Transportation Director Steven Acenbrack. "The technical engineering that went into this project is going to make for a more walkable city. It is truly going to transform this area like few projects have ever done before."
Weather permitting, the project should take about 18 months to complete. Motorists should expect to experience periodic delays when the road is temporarily closed for construction. When this becomes necessary, the public will be made aware of delays through Roswell's social media channels, as well as through the use of message boards placed near the limits of construction at Hardscrabble/King roads and Hardscrabble/Etris roads. If lane closures are necessary, they will be permitted only from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. when school is in session and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. when school is not in session.
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The total cost of this project is $5.8 million and is funded jointly by the Federal Highway Administration, Georgia Department of Transportation, Atlanta Regional Commission and the city.
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