Road Work Ahead: Brookhaven Starts 2021 Paving Season

BROOKHAVEN, GA — More than 20 roads in the city of Brookhaven will have fresh pavement by the end of the year.

City crews kicked off the 2021 paving season Thursday. Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) proceeds are covering the cost of 4.96 miles of roadways outline in the city's five-year paving plan north of Interstate 85, as well as 5.04 miles of roads on an expedited schedule south of I-85 using LaVista Park Special Tax District funds.

By the end of the year, 24 roads will be paved, according to a city news release. Brookhaven City Council members approved a $3.5 million contract with Atlanta Paving and Concrete for the project in April.

“We are starting this year a full year ahead of schedule,” Public Works Director Don Sherrill said. “We finished our list in 2020, now we can get a jump on the roads which were identified based upon the Pavement Condition Index, which helps us prioritize projects with available funding.”

Due to a shortage on Portland Cement, the contractor is starting with roads that only need to be milled and inlayed. Crews are kicking off the repaving season with Longwood Trace, Sheridan Court, East Osborne Road from Caldwell to Apple Valley roads, and Citadel Drive from Wild Creek Trail to Briarcliff Road.

All other streets will begin upon availability of Portland Cement.

Here's a full list of roads north of I-85:

• Appalachee Drive from Cartecay to Dresden drives
• Brawley Circle from Brawley Circle to the east end
• Brawley Drive from Brawley Circle to the west end
• Brawley Way from Brawley to Berkford circles
• Cartecay Drive from Ellijay to Oostanaula drives
• Cove Circle from Drew Valley Road to Cotswold Drive
• Drew Valley Road from Poplar Springs Drive to Cove Circle
• Murphey Candler Court from Candler Lake West to the west end
• Nancy Creek Way from East Nancy Creek Drive to Candler Lake East
• Oaklawn Avenue from Apple Valley Road to Caldwell Road
• Oglethorpe Avenue from Colonial Drive to North Druid Hills Road
• East Osborne Road from Caldwell to Apple Valley roads
• Pine Ridge Road from Wood Circle to the Atlanta city line
• Saint Clair Court from West Nancy Creek Drive to the north end
• Woods Circle from the city of Atlanta line to the dead end

Here's the full list of roads south of I-85:

• Brook Valley Lane from Sheridan Road to North End
• Citadel Drive from LaVista to Briarcliff roads
• Brook Forest Drive from LaVista Road to Citadel Drive
• Longwood Trace from Chantilly Drive to West End
• Mayfair Drive from Kingsley Circle to Briarcliff Road
• Merriman Lane from Southwest End to Sheridan Road
• Sheridan Court from Sheridan Road to East End
• Vista Valley Drive from LaVista Road to North End
• Wild Creek Trail from Citadel Drive to Beachhaven Road

“Brookhaven is well on its way to having the best roads in the entire state of Georgia,” Mayor John Ernst said. “Since we are so far ahead of schedule, we brought in the laser trucks to scientifically evaluate the present condition of all our roads, to provide the basis for a new five-year plan. With this information, we can continue to prioritize the voter-approved SPLOST funds in the most efficient way to get the best roads at the best price."