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Temporary Closure of Forsyth Big Creek Greenway

Jeff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:16:29 +0000

A segment of the Forsyth County Big Creek Greenway will be closed at Majors Road Bridge from November 2nd through November 3rd. The closure is due to repairs that are needed. The rest of the trail will remain open.

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Alpharetta Greenway Open Again Near Kimball Bridge Road

Jeff — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:56:43 +0000

The Alpharetta Big Creek Greenway is open again at Kimball Bridge Road. The trail now passes under the new bridge and does not require crossing Kimball Bridge at the light.

Alpharetta Greenway Closing South of Kimball Bridge on July 26th

Jeff — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:33:28 +0000

Kimball Bridge Construction Detour

The Alpharetta portion of the Big Creek Greenway will be closed just South of Kimball Bridge while construction is completed on the new bridge and utilities are installed. The closure will take place from July 26th through September 30th. This will only be a small section of the greenway, but will force a detour on anyone wanting to continue South of Rock Mill Park or North of Haynes Bridge. A portion of the trail will still be open North of Haynes Bridge, but the closure will not allow continuing past Kimball Bridge. The length of the detour is 1.3 miles, replacing 1.8 miles of the trail from Haynes Bridge to Kimball Bridge. There are sidewalks available for the entire length, but it does require crossing some busy intersections. Please make sure you use the crosswalks and follow the lights.

Detour when heading South from Rock Mill Park:
From Rock Mill Park you can follow the sidewalks on Kimball Bridge West to North Point Parkway. Follow North Point Parkway South to Georgia Lane. Take Georgia Lane to Haynes Bridge which will lead back to the trail at Haynes Bridge.

Detour when heading North from Haynes Bridge:
Take the split in the trail that heads to the Haynes Bridge parking area. From the parking area head West on Haynes Bridge. Turn right on Georgia Lane. Turn right again on North Point Parkway heading North. Use the crosswalk when you get to Kimball Bridge and then head East on Kimball Bridge.

Map of Detour:

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Full article on City of Alpharetta Website

Update on the Greenway Connection

Jeff — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:41:54 +0000

End of the current Forsyth Big Creek Greenway at McFarland Parkway

ForsythNews.com just published an article with some more details on plans to connect the Forsyth and Alpharetta segments of the Big Creek Greenway. The connection of the two trails, in addition to further expansion into Forsyth County, would create a continuous trail system spanning 35 miles from Roswell into Cumming. The recent extension of the Alpharetta Big Creek Greenway to Marconi Drive brought the trails .85 miles closer to that goal.

According to Tim Allen, Forsyth County assistant director of engineering, the construction could start in 2012 and be completed in spring of 2013.

Read the full article

Alpharetta Greenway to Marconi Drive Extension Complete

Jeff — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:48:03 +0000

Marconi Extension

The extension of Big Creek Greenway north to Marconi Drive is now complete. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at 10:00 am today at the small parking lot on Marconi. This is currently the northern most access to the Fulton County portion of the trail. The new extension adds an addition .85 miles to the Alpharetta section of the Greenway, bringing its total length to approximately 8 miles.

This completes the first step in connecting the Forsyth and Fulton sections of the Big Creek Greenway. No permanent plans are in place yet for completing the connection of the two trails. When the two sections are completed, there will be well over 15 miles of continuous trails through the two counties.

Enjoy the new section of the trail!

Extension project details (PDF), Greenway Map (PDF)

McFarland Trailhead Re-opened – Verified.

Jeff — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:50:51 +0000

According to forsythco.com the McFarland Trailhead re-opened on Friday. It has been a long wait, but now that it is open, enjoy!
If you see any unauthorized use of the trail in the future, please report it to the county or police so that we can avoid uneccessary repairs such as this one.

http://www.forsythco.com/info_details.asp?articleid=2379

McFarland Trail Head Update – More Delays

Jeff — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:52:05 +0000

McFarland Trail Head Closed

The repairs are still continuing near the McFarland trail head. According to the Forsyth County website, they now hope to complete repairs and have the trail re-opened by mid to late May. This delays the original May 9th date given by Forsyth County for the repairs to be completed.

Forsyth County Article on Repairs

Forsyth Greenway to Re-open Between McFarland and Union Hill May 9th

Jeff — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:23:12 +0000

Trail Closed

Repairs have begun on the section of the Forsyth Big Creek Greenway between Mcfarland Parkway and Union Hill. Additional flooding and rain delayed the start of repairs to the damaged section of boardwalk. The repairs are estimated at being completed on Monday May 9th, weather permitting.

Also the Bethelview entrance to the trail was closed today, 4/26, due to a tree blocking the trail. Crews are out removing the tree, and that portion should re-open tomorrow, 4/27.

Repairs Begin Between McFarland and Union Hill

Jeff — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:25:43 +0000

Repairs have finally begun for the section of the Forsyth County Greenway between McFarland and Union Hill. Heavy rains and flooding delayed the start of the repairs.

The repairs will fix many joists that have become damaged since the Greenway was constructed. Some users of BigCreekGreenway.com have reported seeing vehicles driving on this section of the Greenway. If you witness any motor vehicles on the Forsyth County Greenway, please contact the Forsyth police. The only motorized vehicles authorized to use the trail are 4 wheelers the Forsyth police use to patrol the trail.

There is still no date set for the repairs to be completed.

Forsyth Greenway Still Closed Between McFarland and Union Hill

Jeff — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:10:35 +0000

The Forsyth Big Creek Greenway is still closed between McFarland and Union Hill. There have been no updates on how long the repairs will take, and the rain-out hot-line has not been updated with a date that it will re-open.

The remainder of the Forsyth Greenway is still open from Union Hill to Bethelview.