Tradewinds/Ga. 400 traffic study funded

The Alpharetta City Council has awarded a $75,480 contract for a traffic study on the impact of proposed Ga. 400 express lanes on Tradewinds Parkway and other streets.

Moffatt & Nichol will evaluate the impact of proposed express lane access points at Tradewinds on nearby intersections and corridors, according to a staff report to the council. Now a short street connecting Morris Road and North Point Parkway, Tradewinds is to be extended west, across Ga. 400, to Westside Parkway.

“The study will provide recommendations to mitigate the traffic impacts,” staff said. “The study area is Windward Parkway to the north, Webb Bridge Road to the south, North Point Parkway to the east, and Westside Parkway to the west.”

A preliminary report is due three months after the notice to proceed, and a final report will be completed two months after the city reviews and gets comments on the preliminary document, staff said. the online registration form as soon as you can after it is published,” the Visitors Center said. To register: https:// bit.ly/31AJZaK

“Entrants will be randomly assigned a location for their scarecrow ... (and) will be informed of their assigned location by email and billed for their registration fee.”

Registration is $40 for nonprofits, individuals and families, and $100 for businesses for a prime spot and $60 for a location “off the beaten path.” The public will be able to vote for best scarecrow at a cost of $1 per vote at the Visitors Center or participating businesses. Information: 770-924-0406 or kbennett@woodstockga.gov or https://bit.ly/31AJZaK

“(The) Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department has installed a powder activated carbon (PAC) system at the drinking water treatment facility to help reduce the levels of MIB and geosmin,” which impart a musty, earthy taste, the county said.

“It may take time for the results to be seen throughout the county,” officials said. Meanwhile, “as the circumstances in Lake Lanier change and the levels of these compounds in the raw water are reduced, it will naturally reduce the levels in the finished water that is sent to customers’ homes.”

Also, crews have been opening hydrants and flushing the system. This can introduce air into lines and cause cloudiness in tap water, which is harmless and will quickly dissipate, county officials said. Information: https://bit.ly/32DaMCu