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Northeast Cobb Road Work Update

The only weekend work involves some asphalt paving on Shiloh Road between Wade Green and Bells Ferry.

The following information was released Friday by the office of District 3 Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell. You can subscribe to her weekly e-newsletter, and those of others from Cobb County Government, by clicking here

Shiloh Road at Shallowford Road Construction
Asphalt paving work will be performed this Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 on Shiloh Road Between Wade Green Road and Bells Ferry Road. EXPECT DELAYS

  • Shiloh/Shallowford Road from Wade Green Road to Canton Road –Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4. Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. with one lane open while the contractor continues grading, installing storm drainage crossings, asphalt paving and utilities relocating services. EXPECT DELAYS

New Chastain Road Westbound Bridge Replacement

The replacement of the westbound bridge on New Chastain Road over Noonday Creek will result in closing the westbound lanes for four months, or longer, beginning this summer. Westbound traffic will be detoured to the eastbound bridge, which will provide one lane in each direction during construction.

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend, Sept. 28-29.

  • New Chastain Road over Noonday Creek – Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4. Contractor will be shifting one lane of traffic onto the new westbound bridge providing one lane on each bridge. Work will continue on the roadway approaches including grading, placing curb and installing guardrail. EXPECT DELAYS



Shallowford Road Sidewalk Construction
The contractor is not planning to work this weekend, Sept. 28-29.

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  • Tanbark Place to Blackwell Road - Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4. Contractor will continue water line, storm drainage, and placing concrete curb and sidewalk. 

Steinhauer Road at Rocky Mountain Road Sidewalks
The contractor is not planning to work this weekend, Sept. 28-29.

  • Shallowford Road to Rocky Mountain Road - Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4. Project is substantially complete. Contractor will be working on punchlist items including final striping and grassing.


Old Sewell Road Sidewalks Construction

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend, Sept. 28-29.

  • Holt Road to Old Canton Road - Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4. Contractor will continue wall construction and installing water main. Utilities will be relocating services.

Road Resurfacing**
Asphalt paving operations - which include lane closures though one lane will remain open at all times - are **scheduled next week, (Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4), on the following road: EXPECT DELAYS

• Kurtz Road from Bells Ferry Road to Canton Road

 ** The above scheduled work is subject to change due to weather or construction progress.


Mowing schedule for upcoming week*
Median Mowing
• East Piedmont Road
• Sandy Plains Road
• Bells Ferry Road
Shoulder mowing crew will move to District 3. 
* The above scheduled work is subject to change due to weather or construction progress.


Canton Road Bridge construction

Canton Road between Sawyer Road and the ramp to Cobb Parkway is now closed and is scheduled to reopen at the beginning of October.

The closure is to replace the Canton Road bridge and also the rail road bridge over U.S.41 / SR 3. This project will also realign Industrial Park Drive and Elizabeth Street to make intersection improvements.

For more info, visit the County’s Road Status Information System at http://www.cobbgis.org:81/CobbCountyRoadClosuresPublic/public/


Skip Spann Connector (Busbee-Frey Connector)

This proposed project is a new bridge over Interstate 75 that connects Frey Road to Busbee Drive just north of Chastain Road. A roundabout is proposed at the intersection of the Skip Spann Connector and Busbee Drive. For more, visit http://tinyurl.com/d6fuhbj


Construction update from GDOT - road work on SR 120 

Providence Road to Robinson Road – Periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with one lane remaining open in each direction at all times. EXPECT DELAYS   


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