Prospect Park on Old Milton Parkway
We may soon see a completion of Westside Parkway (yeah) if the bank (Wells Fargo) that has now taken ownership of the property will release that part of the property to the city so the parkway can be completed. I suspect this will happen.

Bethany Bend High School
OK, that won’t necessarily be the actual name of the school, the final name will be fought over…. I mean decided at some point in the future. But, work has started with some clearing of trees along Bethany. It’s nothing to get excited about yet but the project will remain on track for the 2012 school year. You can follow the project along on the Fulton County Schools site and I’ll post periodic updates on this blog. The biggest question is the district lines, that won’t be decided until Fall of 2011 / Spring of 2012, just prior to the new school year.

The following are current projects by the North Fulton Community Improvement District

Windward Parkway Right-Turn Lane at GA 400 Off-Ramp
This project is projected to be completed early in 2011 and is an expansion of the Georgia Highway 400 off-ramp at Windward Parkway.  The plan is to add a right-turn lane from the Windward Pkwy off-ramp to Northpoint Pkwy, along Windward Pkwy in order to alleviate congestion at that interchange.  Over 168,000 cars pass through there every day.

Windward Parkway Landscaping
The North Fulton CID has granted $1.2M for stone walls and extensive landscaping at the Windward Pkwy / GA 400 intersection. Much like what was done at Mansell and GA 400. However, this is a bigger intersection and will be much more extensive, with stone walls on all four corners of the interchange. Three years of maintenance will be included with the project, then the Windward Business Association, who is partnered in this project, will take over. A great improvement for the community. Project completion should be Spring 2011.

Mansell Road Triple-Left-Turn-Lane
A triple-left-turn will be created, providing eased traffic flow from Mansell onto Northpoint Pkwy. For those of us that try to avoid the mall, you may not ever see this, but you can rest assured that your teenage drivers have easier access to Mecca

Here are some future projects by the North Fulton CID:

• Northern Suburbs Comprehensive Transit Feasibility Study
• Encore Parkway Corridor Improvements
• Key Corridor Signal Timing
• Old Milton Parkway Landscaping
• Old Milton Parkway Streetscape

Providence Rd. / Birmingham Rd. Intersection and Arnold Mill / New Providence Intersection
I wrote about these intersections in Milton back in April. They are still on track. The federal funds are in place and the conceptual plan is completed. The city is awaiting final approval from GDOT and then work will start early 2012.

Intersection of Cogburn / Francis / Hopewell
I thought this was simply a matter of stopping the blinking light and making that traffic light operate normally, but it’s apparently more complicated than that. This intersection was approved in the recent budget for a possible re-design. This could be a round-about or simply a property traffic-light system, but the planning will begin this fall. Stay tuned….