UPDATE - May 16, 2011
Work continues on the new bridge construction. Construction is on schedule and the bridge should open later this year.
UPDATE - September 21, 2010
Utility companies will be working throughout each week, utilizing single lane closures. Post a note warning to expect delays.
For the next 4-6 weeks. GA Power is performing cuts across Hammond, at each end of the bridge, to lay new trunk lines. Lane closures will vary from night to night, as the work progresses across the road.
Also, this Sunday, September 26, GA Power will be closing the WB outside lane of Hammond Dr, to facilitate the installation of new lines across GA 400. They will also be pacing traffic on GA 400 and I-285, in advance of the job site, while the lines are pulled across the highway.
March 1, 2010 - On the northeast and northwest sides of Hammond Drive at Barfield Road, construction has begun on the new Hammond Drive/GA 400 interchange project, or the Hammond half diamond project. A groundbreaking was held Sept. 29 on this project that will reduce traffic congestion and improve safety. The project includes constructing a north bound entrance ramp and a south bound exit ramp from Hammond Drive to Georgia 400 and a higher, nine-lane bridge with north and south bound turn lanes.
Construction is actively taking place, including trees being removed in this area and utility relocation. This weekend, the boring contractor will be completing bores from GA 400 to Hammond Drive. That will allow power to be distributed to the traffic management systems that GDOT has in place on GA 400. Next Wednesday night, the signal subcontractor will be putting in a temporary signal for the new alignment of the road in preparation for a traffic shift that will occur in the future.
Through self-imposed additional commercial property taxes, Perimeter commercial property owners are contributing $5.5 million for the entrance ramps onto GA 400. The Georgia Department of Transportation is funding the cost of the bridge. The City of Sandy Springs is also partnering on the project by financing the PCID’s contribution through the City’s development authority, saving the PCID half a million dollars. “This is the kind of public-private partnership we want to see take root all around Georgia,” said Governor Sonny Perdue.
Check back here for updates and construction schedules. The $18 million project is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2011. As of now, the project is on track to meet this goal.
Originally Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010