Smyrna-Vinings Road Work Updates, April 22-26

Here are the latest updates on road work being done around Smyrna-Vinings and Cobb County, according to the Cobb Department of Transportation.

Paper Mill Road Bridge Replacement

Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday on Paper Mill Road at Sope Creek. One lane will remain open for your commute during the initial utility work.

Starting in May, Cobb DOT will start replacing the bridge over Sope Creek on Paper Mill Road. The new bridge will include a six-foot sidewalk on the south side, providing access to the National Park Service trails. Paper Mill Road will be closed at the bridge for approximately four months. Signed detour routes will be provided during construction.

Lower Roswell Road Construction

Davidson Road to Willow Point Parkway

Expect delays and lane closures from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, with one lane open for your commute. The contractor will be grading and placing concrete, and work on asphalt paving between Hyde Road and Asheforde Drive.

Willow Point Pkwy to Timber Ridge Road

One lane will remain open for commute from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The contractor will be grading, installing storm drainage crossings and placing concrete.

Floyd Road Construction

• Clay Road to Hicks Road: Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open.
• Temporary sidewalks are in place as new sidewalks are constructed along the east side of Floyd Road. Additional traffic barrels and directional signage will assist pedestrians needing access to CCT bus stops on the west side of Floyd.

Karls Gate Drive to Lake Fjord Pass

Expect intermittent lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with one lane remaining open while the contractor continues grading, placing concrete sidewalk and begins water main installation.

County Services Parkway Sidewalks

Expect periodic lane closures with one lane remaining open in both directions between Austell Road to Powder Springs Road.

Frontier Trail to Floyd Oaks Drive

Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with one lane remaining open at all times.

I-285 Top-End Resurfacing

Expect delays as Georgia DOT continues working on a $56 million resurfacing project on I-285. Crews will resurface 10 miles of I-285 between Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County and Ashford Dunwoody Road in DeKalb County. Most work will take place nights and weekends. The project is scheduled to complete in August.

I-575 at Barrett Parkway

Georgia DOT continues work on the intersection and ramps at I-575 and Barrett Parkway. This project is scheduled to complete in June 2013.

Barrett Parkway Construction

• Northbound/Burnt Hickory Road to Cobb Parkway (US 41): Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday through Friday with one lane open at all times.
• Southbound/Cobb Place to Burnt Hickory Road: Expect periodic lane closures from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday with one lane open.

Casteel Road Sidewalks Construction

Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. between Ballard Drive to Dallas Highway (SR 120).

Road Resurfacing

One lane will remain open at all times during asphalt paving operations at the following locations:

• Brownsville Road from Hiram-Lithia Springs Road to Paulding County Line;
• Hiram Lithia Spring Road from Brownsville Road to Douglas County Line.

Shiloh Road/Shallowford Road Construction

• Wade Green Road to Canton Road: Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday with one lane open.
• Shallowford Road to Rocky Mountain Road: Expect lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with one lane remaining open at all times.

New Pedestrian Bridge at Noonday Creek

The Noonday Creek Trail Phase 2C project will add 2.5 miles of multi-use trail from Barrett Lakes Boulevard to Bells Ferry Road behind Town Center Mall. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2014.

Jiles Road Construction

• Cobb Pkwy to CSX Railroad Bridge: Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with one lane remaining open.

Ballard Drive to Dallas Highway (SR 120)

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, expect periodic lane closures with one lane remaining open.

Wicks Valley Drive

The contractor will continue installing erosion control and clearing from Monday through Friday.

Holly Mill Run Drainage Construction

The contractor may begin clearing operations later in the week.