Category Archives: Traffic

Marietta Square Construction Update: Church Street at Mill Street closed for construction

March 3, 2010 – 8:02 am

The intersection of Church Street and Mill Street on the Marietta Square will be closed March 4-18 for work on a new water main and construction of brick crosswalks. A counterclockwise circulation of traffic around the Square will be maintained for access to parking and businesses on the Square. All other local traffic will be [...]

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Marietta Square Traffic is a complete mess – what do you think?

February 23, 2010 – 10:03 am

This was shot earlier today and is an example of how much a pain the Square is becoming each morning. Hopefully they’ll be wrapped up soon….

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Traffic Notice: Polk Street between Winn Street and Cleburne Avenue will be closed from 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 5 through 5 a.m. Thursday, August 6

August 4, 2009 – 8:07 am

Polk Street between Winn St and Cleburne Ave will be closed from 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 5 through 5 a.m. Thursday, August 6, and traffic will be detoured while the Marietta Touchdown Club paints the Marietta High School Blue Devils logo and other symbols on the street near the school. Westbound Polk Street traffic will be detoured north [...]

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Kennesaw Avenue Bridge Update

July 21, 2009 – 8:51 am

We first reported to you back in June that the Kennesaw Avenue Bridge Project was underway and getting started. In an effort by the State to enhance the terrible bridge located near the intersection of Tower Road and Kennesaw Avenue, the project is coming along nicely. They’ve made some great progress as you can see [...]

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Old 41 Closing between Stilesboro and Ridenour Road

July 11, 2009 – 6:33 am

Old Highway 41 between Stilesboro Road and Ridenour Road will be closed July 20-October 17, and traffic will be detoured while the bridge over the CSX railroad is being replaced. Northbound traffic on Old Highway 41 will be detoured west on Stilesboro Road, then north on Barrett Parkway. Southbound traffic on Old Highway 41 will [...]

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New LED Traffic signals and improvements coming to the Marietta Square

January 12, 2009 – 9:33 am

A new traffic signal improvement project is scheduled to begin the week of January 12, 2009 to upgrade the intersections in the Marietta Square including Cherokee Street at Lawrence Street, Mill Street at Church Street, Whitlock Avenue at Old Powder Springs Street, and Roswell Street at Atlanta Street.

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New Traffic light camera at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Powder Springs Road

December 12, 2008 – 9:14 am

We’ve all been through the light at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Powder Springs road. If you haven’t, then you don’t know just how dangerous this intersection can be to both vehicles and pedestrians.

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OVERNIGHT OUTAGE AND LANE CLOSURES in EAST COBB

November 6, 2008 – 2:26 pm

If you live in East Cobb, you might want to be on the lookout tomorrow and Friday for some major construction on Johnson Ferry Road. Two eastbound lanes on Lower Roswell Road near Johnson Ferry Road will be closed

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Marietta invited to discuss local and regional traffic issues

October 3, 2008 – 7:29 am

The Atlanta Regional Commission and Cobb County will host the Regional Civic Academy October 11 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Mansour Center, 995 Roswell Road, during which local and regional leaders will explore common issues facing communities across the region and discuss connections between local and regional issues. The half-day training event fosters a [...]

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Georgia Department of Transportation Budget Issues

September 28, 2008 – 7:29 am

By Shannon McCaffrey Associated Press Writer ATLANTA – Georgia transportation officials on Friday grappled with how to fill a $189 million budget shortfall that could endanger road projects and force employee furloughs and even layoffs. “This is a crisis and we are trying to buy time until we can recover,” state transportation board member Emory [...]

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