City continues Gateway Beautification projects

The newest Marietta Gateway Beautification projects focus on Whitlock Gateway improvements and intersection improvements at Sawyer and Allgood Roads.

These Gateway Beautification Projects are funded through the 2016 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) allocation, according to Marietta Communications Manager Lindsey Wiles in a city statement.

The Whitlock Gateway improvement projects consist of the installation of landscaping improvements in the medians along Whitlock Avenue near Marietta High School.

This improvement continues west of the intersection of Whitlock Avenue and Manning Road.

Additionally, the Sawyer Road and Allgood Road intersection will see the same types of landscape improvements. Because these two intersection improvement projects have a similar scope of work, they will be completed within the same time frame to reduce costs associated with this project.

There will be no road closures, and both projects were scheduled to be completed by the end of March — weather permitting. The Whitlock Avenue Gateway Project will be completed first, followed by the intersection improvements at Sawyer and Allgood Roads.

To view detailed plans for Whitlock Avenue, go to bit.ly/2ocswsa. View detailed plans for Sawyer/allgood roads at bit.ly/2q79opt. CAROLYN CUNNINGHAM FOR THE AJC

Upcoming

■ In person: Superior Plumbing Kennesaw/big Shanty Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Historic Downtown Kennesaw. Visit more than 200 arts and crafts booths, 25 food booths, an entertainment stage and live acoustic music in the Food Court throughout the weekend. kennesaw-ga.gov/ event/big-shanty-festival-2

■ Returning in person: Book Swap by Kennesaw Parks & Recreation. Drop-off: noon-8 p.m. April 29 and 30, Book Swap: 8-11 a.m. May 1. Free. Parking lot, Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw. Drop off gently used hardcover or paperback books, music CDS, DVD movies and vinyl records from noon to 8 p.m. April 29 and 30. Then receive a ticket redeemable for the same number of items during “open swap” time May 1. Any items left at the end of the swap will be donated. kennesaw-ga.gov