Saturday, July 14, 2012
The roadway is still scheduled to reopen on July 29.
According to Cobb County Distirct 2 Commissioner Bob Ott, Woodland Brook Drive remains closed to traffic in the vicinity of Brandy Station Drive. The contractor is setting the concrete culvert and grading. The roadway was closed to traffic on Monday, June 18 and is expected to remain closed until Sunday, July 29. Contractors are working to replace dual 48-inch pipes beneath the roadway with a 25-foot bottomless arch culvert. The improvements are intended to prevent flooding in the area. Local traffic can use Randall Farm Road as a detour while Woodland Brook Drive is closed.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Smyrna-Vinings Patch will post a weekly status update for the Woodland Brook Drainage Project each Friday.
According to Cobb County Distirct 2 Commissioner Bob Ott, excavation and sanitary and utility relocation continues as part of the Woodland Brook Drainage Project. The roadway was closed to traffic on Monday, June 18 and is expected to remain closed until Sunday, July 29. Contractors are working to replace dual 48-inch pipes beneath the roadway with a 25-foot bottomless arch culvert. The improvements are intended to prevent flooding in the area. Local traffic can use Randall Farm Road as a detour while Woodland Brook Drive is closed.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Vinings road will be closed for six weeks this summer.
Woodland Brook Drive officially closed for construction this week. Contractors will work this summer to remove the dual 48-inch pipes that run beneath Woodland Brook and replace them with a 25-foot by 6.5-foot bottomless arch culvert. The roadway is expected to open again July 29. How has the closure of Woodland Brook Drive impacted your commute? What do you think about the Randall Farm Road detour? Some residents who live on Randall Farm were concerned about the increased traffic volume and speeders, though District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott said there will be increased police presence in the area to prevent speeding. Have you had to change your driving habits to accomodate the closure? Read More About Woodland Brook Drive on Smyrna-Vinings…
Monday, June 11, 2012
The street will be closed for two months this summer for drainage improvements.
Vinings residents have one more week before Woodland Brook Drive closes for the summer. Bryan Ricks, Cobb County’s District 2 engineer reported that the street will close Monday, June 18 for drainage improvements. Contractors will work this summer to remove the dual 48-inch pipes that run beneath Woodland Brook and replace them with a 25-foot by 6.5-foot bottomless arch culvert. While the roadway is closed, local traffic can use Randall Farm Road as a detour. Ricks indicated at an earlier informational meeting about the road closure that there will be increased police presence in the area to prevent speeding. Drivers who normally pass through Vinings via Woodland Brook Drive can use this detour route: Southbound Woodland Brook Drive: North…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The road will still be closed to traffic and pedestrians this summer, but the scope of the project has been narrowed.
Cobb County’s District 2 Engineer Bryan Ricks told a crowd of about 50 Vinings residents that there would be some changes to the Woodland Brook Drainage Project. Yes, the road will still be closed for four to six weeks this summer, but the scope of the project has been narrowed, which no longer requires the contractor to raise the road. Ricks outlined the original plan in March at a meeting for the Vinings Vision Plan. The original plan called for the replacement of the dual 48-inch pipes that run beneath Woodland Brook Drive to be replaced with a 25-foot by 8.5-foot bottomless arch culvert. However, Ricks said in the new plan the culvert will be about 25 feet by 6.5 feet. “The reason we’re not raising the road is in meeting with the …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Learn about a major project that will close a Vinings street for six weeks and find out what else is coming up in the week ahead.
Here’s a look at what’s coming up in the week ahead for Smyrna-Vinings. Government News Vinings residents who live near Woodland Brook Drive are invited to an informational meeting to learn more about the drainage project that will prevent flooding in the neighborhood, but close the street for four to six weeks this summer. The meeting hosted by District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott and Cobb County Department of Transportation begins at 5 p.m. at the Vinings Public Library. Cobb County School Board meets Thursday at 7 p.m. to legally adopt the 2013 budget. The preliminary budget the school board approved on a 6-1 vote April 26 uses five furlough days, a 175-day school year, a half-year delay in step pay raises, $21.2 million from the reserve …
Residents can attend an informational meeting about the project Monday at 5 p.m. at Vinings Library.
The Woodland Brook Drive culvert replacement project is set to begin soon and Vinings residents will have the chance to learn more Monday at 5 p.m. at the Vinings Library. The SPLOST project will close Woodland Brook Drive for six weeks this summer. At a meeting to review the final draft of the Vinings Vision Plan in March, Bryan Ricks, a Cobb County District 2 engineer, outlined the scope of the project. Woodland Brook Drive is prone to flooding because of an inadequate drainage system, he said. Currently there are dual-48-inch pipes running underneath Woodland Brook Drive. These will be replaced by a 20-foot by 8.25-foot arch culvert. “It won’t have a bottom to it, but it’s going to be an arch culvert,” he said. “The square-footage as …
Betsy Wilkinson
12:54 pm on Saturday, July 7, 2012
Commuters traveling from areas West [i.e. Mableton, Dallas etc.] should try the "Vinings By-pass" or otherwise called "Cumberland Blvd". This route avoids any train interference and traffic backups. Take Cumberland "Parkway" past Paces Ferry to Cumberland "Blvd". Follow Cumberland Blvd.to Cobb Parkway/Northside drive. No traffic, no trains....it's great! more ›