Residents encouraged to view the planning study and provide onlinefeedback

The Forsyth County Department ofEngineering will host a virtual open house where residents can view interactivemaps and provide feedback on a planning study for State Route 9, from SR 306 toSR 369.

Residents can visit Forsythco.com/SR9Studyto participate in this virtual open house. Residents’ comments on the studymaterials will be accepted online through May 25. 

“Each day as I travel home on SR 9, congestion and backups grow worse. It is imperative that we do everything we can to have this section of SR 9 identified as a road that should be incorporated into the regional transportation plan - as well as GDOT’s plan - and this study can help do that,” said District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills. “Your input and participation are essential to the success of this study.”

The SR 9Corridor Study is a joint project between Forsyth County and the AtlantaRegional Commission and the purpose of the study is to:

-       Proactivelyidentify the patterns and impacts of future growth to the corridor

-       Understandthe community’s vision for the corridor

-       Confirmthe need for the widening anticipated in the 2018 Transportation Plan that calledfor the need to widen this segment to four lanes

-       Establisha timeline for the implementation of short- and long-term improvements

“While this segment of SR 9 serves about 10,000 vehicles a day,projections into the future suggest that traffic and development growth willcontinue and result in over 25,000 vehicles a day,” said Forsyth CountyDirector of Engineering John Cunard. “We know there is a great deal of interest in this project andwe are glad to have this opportunity to hear from residents and provide themwith an update.”

For more information onother county transportation projects, visit forsythco.com and click on‘Transportation Projects’ on the home page, or click here..