The Georgia Department of Transportation expects to begin resurfacing Holcomb Bridge Road from South Peachtree Street to Atlantic Boulevard within the next few weeks, according to the city of Norcross.
The Oct. 26 announcement did not say when the project would begin or how long it would take to complete. Temporary road closures and detours are expected.
“This is a GDOT project, and the agency has not yet confirmed an exact start date,” the statement said. “We wanted to give you an early heads-up and will share the confirmed start date as soon as we receive it.”
City paving program
Norcross doesn’t own or maintain state routes or interstates within its city limits. The city only paves municipally owned streets, many of which are residential with 25 mph speed limits.
GDOT owns Holcomb Bridge Road, which is designated as State Route 140 from the city of Roswell to its intersection with Jimmy Carter Boulevard (SR 140) near the Peachtree Corners-Norcross border.
During the Oct. 27 State of the City address, Mayor Craig Newton said contractors have resurfaced about 48% of city-maintained streets in the last two years. In 2025, the city paved 14.3 miles across 48 roads. This year, it completed 5.6 miles on 19 streets.
“We expect to pave 13 streets in the neighborhoods south of Buford Highway, beginning next spring,” Newton said. “In 2027, we also plan to update our pavement condition analysis with a formula to determine which streets are most in need.”
That work is funded through Gwinnett County’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“So, don’t try to come up and try to push the city manager to pave your street before someone else’s,” Newton said, jokingly. ” We’re working toward a more connected community, beyond the road network too.”
As part of the city’s street improvements, officials are focusing on adding sidewalks and multi-use paths to increase pedestrian safety and connectivity.
“Construction on the Norcross Greenway is currently scheduled to begin in January,” Newton said. “It’ll take approximately two years. This project is about 3.3 miles of shared-use path, connecting neighborhoods and destinations between Buford Highway and historic downtown on the west to Beaver Ruin Road.”
