Suwanee Creek Greenway sections being closed for makeover

SUWANEE - The oldest section of the Suwanee Creek Greenway, from Martin Farm Road to Suwanee Elementary School, will be closed in two phases over a seven-month or more period so that the City of Suwanee, through its contractor Georgia Development Partners, can rehabilitate and upgrade the approximately one-mile section of multiuse trail. <br /> <br /> The first phase, from the Town Center connector at Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road to Martin Farm Road, was closed this week. Work on this phase will require 3-4 months, depending on weather conditions. When work on the first section is complete, rehabilitation will begin on the second phase, from the Town Center connector/ Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road to Suwanee Elementary, and that section also will be closed for 3-4 months, again depending on the weather.<br /> <br /> With the possible exception of a few days between phases, the City plans to keep access to the Greenway open from the Town Center connector in one direction or the other.<br /> <br /> This older section of Suwanee s popular, four-mile multiuse path was installed in the 1990s. Existing asphalt and boardwalk will be demolished, and new concrete and boardwalk will be installed at widths that match the newer sections of the Greenway. In addition, changes are being made to minimize as much as possible the impact of flooding along this section. For example, where possible, the trail will be moved to higher ground (6-18 inches higher) so that floodwaters will recede from the trail surface first.<br /> <br /> The total project budget is approximately $1.2 million. Monies will come from SPLOST and remaining City of Suwanee open space bond funds.<br />

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