MILTON, Ga. — Milton residents can expect to see several road construction projects, local- and state-funded, underway across the city.
Communications Director Greg Botelho wrote Feb. 28 about the Ga. 9 “widening-and-then-some” project making its way from Alpharetta to Milton. In Alpharetta, the project starts at Ga. 9 and Upper Hembree Road.
The Milton phase covers just over 3 miles of Ga. 9 from Windward Parkway to the Forsyth County line.
“That project presents a real challenge that – if we are intentional and savvy – can serve as a pivotal opportunity to enliven, and in some cases, reinvent this crucial corridor,” Mayor Payton Jamison said in a December letter to the Milton Herald.
The Georgia Department of Transportation oversees all aspects of the project along the state route, creating a four-lane roadway with a raised median. The project consists of additional bicycle and pedestrian facilities, signal upgrades and turn lanes at all major intersections.
The latest estimate from GDOT last July put construction costs at just over $68 million.
During a preconstruction meeting Feb. 27, state officials said the contractor, Vertical Earth, has been given a notice to proceed with the stretch through Milton.
The completion date is set for December 2027.
Botelho said city officials are in regular contact with GDOT and may fund a stone veneer along the sidewalks. He also said residents can expect to see the relocation of utilities, tree removal and sidewalk work “fairly early in the scheme of things.”
“While all this goes on, the city will continue efforts to support businesses and residents who work and live in and around this crucial corridor,” Botelho said.
Improvements are also underway at Ga. 400 and McGinnis Ferry Road where GDOT is constructing a diamond interchange.
GDOT is expected to begin construction…
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