Eight long years after it was set to be funded by Atlanta’s RENEW bond initiative in 2015, a Complete Streets project described by city officials as transformative is gearing up to finally move forward.
According to Upper Westside Community Improvement District officials, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Howell Mill Complete Street Project is slated to take place Tuesday, with a goal of making one of Atlanta’s most rapidly developing corridors friendlier to non-motorists and more efficient overall.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, ATLDOT Commissioner Solomon Caviness, and longtime project advocate Atlanta City Councilmember Dustin Hillis are expected to lead the ceremony.
“Howell Mill Road is the backbone of the Upper Westside District,” Elizabeth Hollister, Upper Westside CID’s executive director, said in today’s announcement. “This project brings critical upgrades to improve bike, pedestrian, and vehicular movement.”
The general scope of the Howell Mill Road section in question, with traffic conditions at 2 p.m. on a Monday. Google Maps
Specifically, the Complete Street redo calls for resurfacing Howell Mill Road from just north of Collier Road down to Marietta Street, a distance of about two and ½ miles. Along the route the city plans to synchronize traffic signals with technology upgrades and build raised bike lanes from Forrest Street (about a block north of Atlanta Water Works, near Urban Tree Cidery) to all points south along Howell Mill.
Other upgrades will focus on sidewalk repairs and additional safety improvements, officials said today.
The city has selected construction partners P2K and Lefko Construction in a joint venture as general contractors to build the $21.5-million Howell Mill Complete Street project.
Crowded, car-friendly conditions at one of Howell Mill Road’s densest points. Google Maps
The Atlanta City Council approved legislation in September to fund the full…
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