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October 28, 2015 | miltonherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 10, No. 43
Windward, Ga. 400 plans unveiled New lanes to help traffic By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Anyone driving on Windward Parkway will likely see construction before too long as new lanes may be added to the road. Called “Windward Phase 2,” the project, by the North Fulton Community Improvement District and GDOT, aims to improve traffic flow both on the road between Ga. 400 and Deerfield Parkway as well as traffic exiting Ga. 400 onto Windward. The proposed project includes a triple left-turn lane on the Ga. 400 northbound exit ramp to Windward Parkway and widens Windward Parkway from Ga. 400 to Westside Parkway/Deerfield Parkway. The additional lane on Windward Parkway will be a right-turn lane that will end at Westside Parkway/Deerfield Parkway along with a second left-turn lane on Windward Parkway at Westside Parkway. The project also includes improvements to the existing bicycle lane on Windward Parkway. “The proposed project will also construct an outside shoulder on Georgia 400 northbound next to the exiting flex shoulder lane. Motorists will be able to use the new shoulder as another exit lane,” said Carleton Fisher, GDOT project manager. “The improvements at the Windward Parkway exit are expected to help traffic flow better during the
Residents can view the project and submit comments online. Visit the Georgia DOT website dot.ga.gov/PS/Public/ PublicOutreach. From the menu, select the county where the proposed project is located; select “SR 400 @ CR 9284/Windward Pkwy;” click Comment and follow instructions to leave a comment. morning and afternoon commute. We encourage residents who are interested in learning more about the proposed project to attend the open house and give their input.” One issue to be resolved is traffic on the exit ramp of Ga. 400 backing up into the highway during peak times. The project will have a 1,900-foot-long new left-turn lane and shoulder on Ga. 400 northbound at the Windward exit. A bike lane will be added to Windward Parkway between the highway and Deerfield Parkway. All told, the project is expected to cost about $3.8 million. Taylor Wright, with Atkins Global, the design and engineering firm for the project, said he expects the project to take two years to build once a contractor is approved, which may be by the end of the year. Phase 1 of this project was adding a second rightturn lane from the off-ramp to Windward Parkway and an
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Volunteers collect garbage and debris in Milton’s waterways Oct. 17 as part of Milton’s Rivers Alive cleanup event.
Rivers Alive in Milton Volunteers clean up waterways By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – The waterways in and around Milton were filled with volunteers garbed in bright colors Oct. 17 for the annual “Rivers Alive” cleanup. Held at Bailey Farm and Gardens, on Hickory Flat Road, volunteers donned bright yellow and orange vests and made their way to many of the city’s streams, creeks and other waterways to clean them of waste. Rivers Alive is an outreach program of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources that promotes and organizes fall volunteer cleanup efforts targeting all waterways in the state. This includes streams, rivers, lakes, beaches and wetlands. Its mission is to create aware-
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ness and involvement in the preservation of Georgia’s pure water resources through waterway cleanups. Each year, volunteers wade through mud and creek water to pick up trash discarded by drivers or residents, either carelessly or on purpose. Members of the fire department gave fire safety tips and an “enviroscape” was available for families to have a fun illustration on sources of water contamination. For more about yearlong events pertaining to river cleanup and other information, visit riversalive.com. In Milton, the event was sponsored by the Milton Grows Green Committee, a resident group tasked with finding the best policies and practices for protection of natural resources, green space and development. For more on Milton Grows Green, visit cityofmiltonga.us.
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