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Discussion of the concept and implementation of the Roswell Green Loop
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Description:
Recently, GDOT informed the City that there is approximately $1,300,000 of unobligated HPP (High Priority Project) money available to the City for new and existing projects. A portion of this $1.3 million has been reprogrammed to the Hardscrabble Road at Chaffin Road intersection project, to bring the total available HPP funding for construction to $1.6 million. The City will be responsible for construction costs beyond this amount. With this additional funding, staff proposes a change and enhancement in the original scope of this project. Since HPP funds are involved, all Federal guidelines must be followed.
Staff proposes that the new project begin implementation of the Green Route of the Roswell Loop by constructing a multi-use trail and bicycle lanes on Hardscrabble Road from King Road to Etris Road, connecting Roswell High School with Sweet Apple Elementary School, and providing a trail connection to the existing trail system in Sweet Apple Park. The project will also include bicycle lanes and a sidewalk along Chaffin Road from Hardscrabble south to Northgate Trace, and intersection improvements at East Chaffin, West Chaffin, and at the entrance to the Wexford subdivision. Possible pedestrian safety improvements and turn lane improvements at Hardscrabble and King will be studied as part of the project.
To proceed with the project, staff will need additional survey beyond the extents which have been surveyed in the past for previous concepts of this project. The additional survey covers 14 acres and will cost approximately $20,000 to formally begin this design process.
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Funds in the amount of $688,952 are available in the project account for any necessary database prep. Cost center #9610, Account #541415, Project number 05TRA011.