Roswell-Piedmont Project on Final Transportation List

The final project list for the $6.14 billion regional transit tax election in 2012 includes improvements to Roswell and Piedmont roads from the Atlanta city limits to the Lindbergh MARTA station.

Other projects affecting Buckhead approved by the Atlanta Regional Roundtable in its final meeting Thursday include a streetcar along the Atlanta Beltline. The roundtable submitted its final report as well.

Also on the list are traffic improvements on Northside Drive from West Paces Ferry Road to Whitehall Street ($523,000) and to Peachtree Road from Peachtree-Dunwoody to Collier roads ($1.7 million).

Here is the roundtable's full summary of the $50 milllion Roswell-Piedmont work:

"This project will improve the accessibility, availability and reliability of transit service along the S.R. 237 (Piedmont Road) and U.S. 19 (Roswell Road) corridor between Lindbergh Center MARTA Station and the Atlanta city limits, while also addressing key congestion points and reducing delay for all modes of transportation traveling along the corridor. Project includes bus rapid transit and pedestrian improvements along entire corridor, multimodal widening of SR 237 (Piedmont Road) between Lindbergh Drive and Miami Circle, multimodal intersection improvements at SR 237 (Piedmont Road) and Darlington Road/East Wesley Road, lane conversion on SR 237 (Piedmont Road) between Miami Circle and Pharr Road, multimodal widening of SR 237 (Piedmont Road) between Pharr Road and SR 141(Peachtree Road), multimodal intersection improvements at SR 141 (Piedmont Road) and Tower Place Drive, and assorted signal and operational improvements.

"Project is located within and/or provides access to multiple regional employment centers, as designated by ARC. This corridor is an important alternative to Ga. 400. Composite projects are identified in the Piedmont Area Transportation Study, Connect Atlanta Plan and PLAN 2040. Project is located on the Regional Strategic Transportation System and the Regional Thoroughfare Network. SR 237 (Piedmont Road) between U.S. 19 (Roswell Road) and I‐85 is in the top 10 percent of the Most Congested Facilities: Major Roads according to ARC. The existing 5 Piedmont Road/Sandy Springs bus service, which runs along the corridor from Lindbergh MARTA Station to Dunwoody MARTA Station, carries over 4,000 riders per weekday, operates on a peak‐hour frequency of every 15 minutes, and is one of MARTA’s top five highest ridership bus routes. When opened, the project is forecast to support an average 3,700 weekday boardings (in 2025)."