Work continues on several critical sidewalk projects as part of the City’s sidewalk improvement plan, created to provide an objective process to prioritize the City’s sidewalk projects. City crews are active in constructing planned sidewalk projects and over the next several weeks activities include:
· Completion of the new sidewalk on Womack Road across from Dunwoody Elementary School
· Construction of retaining wall construction and new sidewalk on Vermack Road near Mount Vernon
· Construction at the northern end of Happy Hollow Road to complete sidewalk for the full length of the road
· Marking, surveying and preparations for new sidewalk along the length of Meadowlake Drive
· Initial planning for sidewalks on Hensley Drive and Mount Vernon Way and a future evaluation of pedestrian safety improvements in school zones
Since 2009, including this year’s investments, the City has budgeted more than $2,000,000 in sidewalk improvements. To date the City has paved more than 24.1 lane miles of roads, fixed 1,100 potholes on City streets and laid or repaired more than 4.07 miles of City sidewalks all within the 13.2 total square miles of the City’s boundaries. This has been accomplished in a short timeframe with no tax increases and no need to borrow money.
