An April 2 update to the Peachtree City Council on the construction of the MacDuff Parkway and the bridge at Senoia Road came with details of what the new roadway will look like and a conservative time frame for its completion.
City Engineer David Borkowski and Community Services Director Jon Rorie gave the council a look at the features to be incorporated into the 3-mile roadway, two of which have to be constructed.
The parkway will have 2-way stop intersections in three locations that will include a raised table-top feature with a safety-refuge area in the median. Staff said the large table-top area will serve as a traffic-calming measure.
The project will also include turn lanes at intersections.
Another feature associated with the project will be a golf cart tunnel on the south end of the parkway near Ga. Highway 54 and a new cart path extending some distance to the east.
“We’re looking at (the parkway) from one end to the other. What MacDuff looks like now, it’s not going to look the same at the end of the project,” Rorie said.
Using a conservative estimate, Rorie said the timeline for the completion of the project could extend up to 20 months. Featuring largely into that estimate is the bridge to be constructed at Senoia Road over CSX railroad tracks and Ga. Highway 74.
Borkowski said the area of Senoia Road where the parkway intersects will have to be raised approximately seven feet. That construction work could require a portion of Senoia Road to be closed 6-9 months.
Referencing MacDuff as a complicated project, Rorie said the road design is complete and “the city is ready.”
City Manager Jim Pennington during the discussion said the traffic-calming features incorporated into MacDuff Parkway would make it a “calm” drive.
“This is not going to be Peachtree Parkway,” Pennington said.
