Upcoming Road Paving in Dunwoody

Paving on Chamblee Dunwoody Road began on Wednesday, August 17th from Roberts Drive to Womack Road. Paving will continue from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday for the next two weeks, weather permitting. Please use alternate routes and use caution while in the Dunwoody Village area.

The 2016 Paving program is underway with a number of streets being worked on in the coming weeks, including: Lakeside Drive, Lakebrook Court and Windwood Drive. … Read More »

Chamblee-Dunwoody Road Paving- Traffic Will Be Impacted!

Dunwoody now paving Chamblee-Dunwoody Road

Paving began on Chamblee-Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody on Thursday, August 18th and will continue for the next two weeks, weather permitting. The paving will take place between Roberts Drive and Womack Road between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Motorists are urged to use caution.    

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Commuter Dude: Metro neighborhoods face added traffic led by navagation systems

ATLANTA – As navigation systems get smarter, neighborhoods around metro Atlanta are searching for ways to deal with increased traffic.

In Chamblee, a section of North Shallowford Road is lined with signs begging drivers to slow down. The speed limit is 25-miles-per-hour, but neighbors say very few commuters obey the law. Continue reading at 11Alive.Read More »

Sandy Springs Circle road design meeting slated for Aug. 17

The public will get another look at the controversial design for Sandy Springs Circle at an Aug. 17 meeting. Everyone from the mayor to residents were surprised earlier this year with a plan for the section of Sandy Springs Circle between Hammond Drive and Mount Vernon Highway, which includes turning two lanes into on-street parking. […]

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Detour details for Riverside bridge night closures starting Aug. 5

Detour details have been announced for the night closures of the Riverside Drive bridge over I-285 on three upcoming weekends starting Aug. 5. The closures, part of work on new roundabouts at the interchange, are slated for Aug. 5-8, Aug. 12-15 and Aug. 19-22, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. On those weekends, the […]

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Sandy Springs to study whether traffic cops help or hurt Perimeter rush hour

Are Perimeter Center’s traffic cops really making a difference—or maybe even making things worse? The Sandy Springs City Council aims to find out with a $2,000 “experiment” in police-free rush hours on part of Peachtree-Dunwoody Road. The council approved the study at the same July 19 meeting where it bounced around other innovative traffic ideas […]

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Sandy Springs’ Riverside Drive bridge to close 3 August weekends

The Riverside Drive bridge over I-285 in Sandy Springs is slated to close for three weekends in August for repairs and maintenance, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The closures are slated for Aug. 5-8, Aug. 12-15 and Aug. 19-22, according to GDOT. On those weekends, the closures will begin at 9 p.m. on […]

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Changes to Nandina Lane in Dunwoody upsets some motorists

Nandina Lane is just a short jog of a road in Dunwoody that connects Mount Vernon Road to Chamblee Dunwoody Road. But when the city made recent changes to prohibit left turns onto Nandina Lane from Mount Vernon Road, some local motorists wanted to slam on the brakes. “A lot of our clients don’t like […]

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Bikes a possible solution to Dunwoody traffic

Dunwoody officials discussed a possible plan to bring more cyclists to the Perimeter area during a regularly scheduled city council meeting.

Yvonne Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Perimeter Community Improvement District (PCID), said Dunwoody should look at ways of incorporating alternative means of transportation such as bicycles to maintain its position as a “premier office and retail market.” … Read More »

What Sandy Springs wants in Braves stadium traffic plan

Cobb County’s recently announced plan to divert future Braves stadium traffic onto Northside Drive was enough to outrage Sandy Springs officials. But adding fuel to the fire was the plan’s lack of any of five traffic fixes the city has suggested for nearly two years. In the wake of a follow-up meeting between Cobb Chairman […]

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Sandy Springs mayor, Cobb chairman meet in wake of Braves traffic dispute

Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul and Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee met today, June 23, to discuss the fallout from Cobb’s controversial proposal to direct Braves stadium traffic onto local streets. Paul blasted the plan as a “nightmare” at a June 21 City Council meeting and said Lee had not returned his calls for months. […]

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Sandy Springs Circle/Mount Vernon intersection reopens

The intersection of Mount Vernon Highway and Sandy Springs Circle in Sandy Springs is reopen after almost two months of reconstruction work that snarled traffic and affected local businesses. The city chose to completely close the intersection for two months rather than a partial closure for five months to get it over with sooner, officials […]

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Avoid Dunwoody Club Drive Friday and Monday

Dunwoody work crews will begin repairing a damaged storm water culvert at the intersection of Dunwoody Club Drive and Brookeridge Drive 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Work will continue 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, weather permitting.

During construction traffic will be reduced to one lane on 150 feet of roadway on Dunwoody Club Drive.… Read More »