Road resurfacing planned in Cobb

Cobb County Department of Transportation staff will begin resurfacing dozens of streets around the county this spring.

The estimated cost for resurfacing this year is $20.4 million with partial funding provided by the annual GDOT Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant funds of $3.9 million and the rest from special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST, funding.

Cobb maintains a network of more than 8,400 roads (2,480 miles) valued at more than $2 billion.

Every $1 spent now on maintenance and resurfacing is equal to about $4 to build a new road, according to Cobb DOT Director Faye DiMassimo.

By next year, more than 400 miles of 1,300 roads in Cobb are expected to need resurfacing.

The five largest resurfacing projects scheduled to begin this spring are:

Shadowlawn Road: 1.3 miles from Paper Mill Road to Lower Roswell Road.

Old 41 Highway: 2.12 miles from Nance Road to Kennesaw city limit

Old Alabama Road: 2.94 miles from Maxham Road to Mableton Parkway

Ebenezer Road: 3.24 miles from Canton Road to Sandy Plains Road

Burnt Hickory Road: 1.92 miles from Mars Hill Road to Paulding County line

For a list of streets in Cobb currently scheduled for resurfacing, which could change due to conditions, go to http:// tinyurl.com/oe7t7pc.