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October 29, 2015 | revueandnews.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 33, 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 improve-
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. ments at the Windward Parkway exit are expected to help traffic flow better during the 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
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Candidates for Roswell City Council squared off Oct. 21 at the Roswell Woman’s Club forum.
Roswell candidates square off in forum Woman’s Club hosts annual event By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Candidates for Roswell City Council appeared Oct. 21 at the Roswell Woman’s Club candidate forum. The candidates were asked questions by the moderator about their stances on issues important to the city, ranging from traffic to development and taxes. Eight of the nine announced candidates were
General elections will be Tuesday, Nov. 3. in attendance. Running for Post 1 are Rich Dippolito, the incumbent, and Marcelo Zapata; running for Post 2 are incumbent Becky Wynn and Michael Palermo; running for the open seat, Post 3, are Shayne Gray, Donald J. Horton, Kay Howell, Nathan Porter and Ricky Spencer. Howell was absent from the event. Municipal Court Judge Brian Hansford is also up
for re-election but is running unopposed. What should be done with the Riverwalk development and the intersection of Ga. 400 and Holcomb Bridge Road? “There have to be major infrastructure changes first before there can be any development,” said Horton. Gray said the area was currently zoned for up to 1 million square feet of office space, far more than is expected for Riverwalk. Still, he opposed the development. “It would bring 27,000 additional cars into the worst intersection in the state,” he
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