Kennesaw Mountain Trail Press Release

Date: July 15, 2017

Cobb County Department of Transportation
and the City of Marietta Department of Public Works,
To Hold
A Location and Design Public Information Open House
For Kennesaw Mountain Pedestrian Improvements
GDOT P.I. No. 0015279, Cobb County

    
 
          On Tuesday, August 08, 2017(date) at Marietta High School(location), located at 1171 Whitlock Avenue NW, Marietta, GA 30064, the Cobb County Department of Transportation and the City of Marietta Department of Public Works will hold a Public Information Open House concerning the project listed above.
 
          The proposed project is being developed jointly between Cobb County, the City of Marietta, the National Park Service, and Georgia Department of Transportation and consists of the construction of new pedestrian improvements that would be comprised of three, 8-foot-wide (minimum) to 10-foot-wide (desired) multi-use trails. The pedestrian improvements would be located on Whitlock Avenue, Cheatham Hill Road, and Burnt Hickory Road. The total project length would be approximately 3.85 miles, of which approximately 1.69 miles would be located within the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
 
          The purpose of this Location and Public Information Open House is to provide the public with an opportunity to view the project, ask questions, and comment on the project.
 
          The Open House will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. It will be informal, and the public is invited to attend anytime during these hours. There will be no formal presentation. A court reporter will be available to allow the public an opportunity to make verbal comments about the project.
 

          Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information:

 
          The meeting site is accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged with advance notice by calling Tshiamala Katala District Planning & Programming Engineer at [phone] phone number.
 

          Written statements will be accepted concerning this project until Thursday, September 7, 2017. Written statements may be submitted to:      

 

Russ Ford

Cobb County Department of Transportation
1890 County Services Parkway
Marietta, GA 30008-4014
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