Five Lilburn Projects Included on Transportation Wish List

More than $37 million in projects on Lilburn-area roads, including the widening of portions of Arcado and Killian Hill roads, are among the 73 potential projects Gwinnett County submitted this week to the state transportation director and the Atlanta Regional Commission. The projects will be considered for inclusion in the metro Atlanta region’s project list for the Transportation Investment Act of 2010.

Lilburn projects on the list:

-       Widening Arcado Road from two to four lanes from U.S. 29 to Killian Hill Road. Estimated cost: $17.8 million. Requested by: Gwinnett County and City of Lilburn.

-       Widening of Killian Hill Road from two to four lanes from Camp Creek to Arcado Road. Estimated cost: $14.9 million. Requested by: City of Lilburn.

-       Correct “super-elevation” on Indian Trail Road from Burns Road to Hillcrest Road. Estimated cost: $1.6 million. Requested by: City of Lilburn.

-       Multi-use trail and streetscaping on U.S. 29 from Hood Rood to Hillcrest Road. Estimated cost: $1.8 million. Requested by: Lilburn CID.

-       Multi-use trail and streetscaping at Main Street for Lilburn Town Center. Estimated cost: $1.4 million. Requested by: Lilburn CID.

Gwinnett, along with the nine other counties in the metro Atlanta region, was asked to submit potential transportation projects to be funded by a 1 percent transportation special purpose local option sales tax (TSPLOST) that voters will be asked to approve next year. Officials estimate the TSPLOST could generate as much as $7 billion over the 10-year duration of the tax.

The project wish list also allocates $100 million for an “I-85 Corridor Alternative Analysis” and over $1 billion for five light rail projects that would extend rail service from the Doraville MARTA to the Gwinnett Arena.

For a complete project list from Gwinnett, click on the pdf attached to this story.

The list will be reviewed by Georgia DOT Planning Director Todd Long before being submitted to the Metro Atlanta Regional Roundtable for final consideration. The roundtable includes the mayor of Atlanta, mayors from each of the 10 counties and 10 county commission chairs including Gwinnett’s new chair of the board of commissioners, Charlotte Nash. Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson is also a member of the roundtable.

According to a Gwinnett County press release, the project selection process will include “substantial” public involvement.