Spring, Summer Mean Resurfacing Projects on Cobb Roads

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From Cobb County Government

Cobb County Department of Transportation staff will begin resurfacing dozens of streets around the county. The county maintains a road network of more than 8,400 roads (2,480 miles) valued at more than $2 billion. While asphalt is durable and resilient, road surfaces take a beating by daily traffic, weather conditions and normal wear and tear. Every $1 spent now on maintenance and resurfacing is equivalent to about $4 to build a new road.

Resurfacing is also a time motorists are asked to really pay attention.

“With spring here, there’s a lot of road construction planned,” Faye DiMassimo, Cobb DOT director, said. “We’d like to remind everyone to please slow down and be patient navigating through road work zones. We want everyone, DOT crews, pedestrians and motorists, to make it home safely.”

To determine which need resurfacing most, all roads are routinely evaluated by county staff for pavement distresses such as cracking, potholes, roughness and oxidation. Local roads are funded through the 2011 and 2016 Special Local Option Sales Tax programs.

Here is a list of five of the largest resurfacing projects scheduled to begin this spring:

Shadowlawn Road: 1.3 miles of resurfacing from Paper Mill Road to Lower Roswell Road
Old 41 Highway: 2.12 miles of resurfacing from Nance Road to Kennesaw City Limit
Old Alabama Road: 2.94 miles of resurfacing from Maxham Road to Mableton Parkway
Ebenezer Road: 3.24 miles of resurfacing from Canton Road to Sandy Plains Road
Burnt Hickory Road: 1.92 miles of resurfacing from Mars Hill Road Paulding County

The estimated cost for resurfacing for 2015 is $20.4 million, with partial funding provided by the annual GDOT Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant funds of $3.9 million. The remaining will be provided by SPLOST funding. For a list of streets in Cobb County currently scheduled for resurfacing (could change due to conditions), click here.