East Cobb Road Work Updates

Here are the latest updates on road work being done around East Cobb this week (May 6-10), according to the Cobb Department of Transportation.

Paper Mill Road at Sope Creek

Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. One lane will remain open for your commute.

Later this month, Cobb DOT will start replacing the bridge over Sope Creek on Paper Mill Road. The new bridge will include a six-foot sidewalk on the south side, providing access to the National Park Service trails. Paper Mill Road will be closed at the bridge for approximately four months. Signed detour routes will be provided during construction.

Johnson Ferry and Riverside Drive

New traffic signal displays will be installed at the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road and Riverside Drive by the City of Sandy Springs. This will affect travelers going southbound on Johnson Ferry Road who turn right onto Riverside Drive. The new displays will prohibit right turns on red.

Lower Roswell Road Construction

Davidson Road to Willow Point Parkway

Expect delays and lane closures from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, with one lane open for your commute. The contractor will be grading and placing concrete, and work on asphalt paving between Hyde Road and Asheforde Drive.

Willow Point Pkwy to Timber Ridge Road

One lane will remain open for commute from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The contractor will be grading, installing storm drainage crossings and placing concrete.

I-285 Top-End Resurfacing

Expect delays as Georgia DOT continues working on a $56 million resurfacing project on I-285. Crews will resurface 10 miles of I-285 between Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County and Ashford Dunwoody Road in DeKalb County. Most work will take place nights and weekends. The project is scheduled to complete in August.

Little Willeo Road

Expect intermittent lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, from Karls Gate Drive to Lake Fjord Pass. One lane will remain open.

County Services Parkway Sidewalks

Expect periodic lane closures with one lane remaining open in both directions between Austell Road to Powder Springs Road.

Shiloh Road/Shallowford Road Construction

• Wade Green Road to Canton Road: Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday with one lane open.
• Shallowford Road to Rocky Mountain Road: Expect lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with one lane remaining open at all times.