Key Points:
• Sandy Springs picked approximately five miles of roads to resurface using state funding and a local match.
• The city projects it will receive $1.16 million from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
A Sandy Springs street that has been prioritized for resurfacing for years has joined a list of streets in a state grant program now that home construction in the affected area has come to an end.
Green Hill Road was added to the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) FY 2026 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG), Public Works Director Marty Martin told the Sandy Springs City Council during its Dec. 16 meeting.
Council Member Melissa Mular asked why Green Hill Road, with a score of 26, far below the threshold of 50, had not been resurfaced earlier.
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Martin said that it has been a candidate for resurfacing for four or five years. It is part of a “T” shaped neighborhood formed with Green Hill Road and Green Hill Place off Roswell Road and south of I-285. Both roads are on the resurfacing list.
The Public Works director said numerous sewer and water line tie-ins have been made as part of the teardown of homes and rebuilding in that neighborhood. Construction activity has finally subsided, he said. It would not have been wise to repave the roadway only to have another utility cut through it.
Martin said city crews have gone in and made some repairs. But now the road has degraded in some places even worse than the ranking from 2024.
Martin said approximately 5.04 miles of roads were chosen for resurfacing using the city’s 2024 Pavement Condition Index survey. Low-ranked streets are chosen along with streets that are logical to complete in conjunction with the lower-ranked streets.
Sandy Springs expects to receive $1.16 million in LMIG grant funds. Completing the resurfacing was estimated to cost approximately $1.6 million, assuring that the city would meet the required 30 percent local funding match.
The roads on the list include:
- Burnt Oak Court, from Glen Meadow Court to Otter Creek Court
- Churchill Downs Road, from Peachtree Dunwoody Road to Northside Drive
- Crest Valley Drive, from Powers Ferry Road to Northside Drive
- Fauna Court, from Valemont Drive to the cul-de-sac
- Garmon Road, from Northside Drive to Harris Trail
- Glen Meadow Court, from Peachtree Dunwoody Road to cul-de-sac
- Green Hill Road, from Roswell Road to Green Hill Place
- Green Hill Place, from Green Hill Road to cul-de-sac
- Hampton Drive, from Chaseland Road to cul-de-sac
- Old Dominion Road, from Spalding Drive to cul-de-sac
- Old Woodbine Road, from Churchill Downs Road to Longchamps Drive
- Otter Creek Court, from cul-de-sac to cul-de-sac
- Redbourne Drive, from Rutland Court to cul-de-sac
- Riverwood Drive, from Riverside Parkway to Riverhill Drive
- Timberland Drive, from High Point Road to Timber Trail S
- Valemont Drive, from View Hill Court to cul-de-sac
- View Hill Court, from Valemont Drive to cul-de-sac
- Winged Foot Drive, from Spalding Drive to Innsbruck Drive