Roswell Hosts Ribbon Cutting For Hardscrabble Green Loop

ROSWELL, GA — The City of Roswell will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Hardscrabble Green Loop Complete Street project on Wednesday, July 31, at 11:30 a.m. at Roswell High School, 11595 King Road. The ceremony is open to the public and will take place at the school’s bus entrance at Hardscrabble Road.

The Hardscrabble Green Loop is a segment of the Roswell Loop, which will eventually connect all of the City’s parks and schools with sidewalks and trails. This project added a 10-foot multi-use path on the south side of the road, a 5-foot sidewalk on the north side of the road, and 4-foot bike lanes between King Road and Etris Road. A new roundabout at Hardscrabble Road/Chaffin Road has replaced the former traffic signal at that location. There are also now bike shoulders and a sidewalk added to Chaffin Road from Hardscrabble to Northgate Trace.

The total cost of this project was $5.8 million and was funded jointly by the Federal Highway Administration, Georgia Department of Transportation, and the City of Roswell.

The purpose of this project is to construct a multi-use trail along Hardscrabble Road connecting Roswell High School to Sweet Apple Elementary School. This project will also include several intersection improvements, including a roundabout at Hardscrabble Road and Chaffin Road (South). This concept is part of a larger bicycle and pedestrian system called the Roswell Loop. This project is jointly funded by the City of Roswell and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).

As of October 2017, the project’s construction contract has been awarded and Utility and Roadwork will begin later this fall and continue over the next 18 months. It is anticipated Construction will be completed this summer.