Thursday, November 29, 2012
The city of Woodstock celebrated the interchange's opening with a ribbon cutting Thursday morning.
Local and state leaders gathered this morning in Woodstock to celebrate the completion of a transportation project that's been more than 30 years in the making. The city of Woodstock held a ribbon cutting to welcome the opening of the Ridgewalk Parkway interchange at Exit 9 on Interstate 575. The design-build project officially wrapped up on Nov. 16, about six weeks ahead of its Dec. 31 completion date. The project also was completed on budget. Woodstock Mayor Donnie Henriques noted the project has been a "long time coming," adding the first correspondence on the project dates back to 1976. He noted residents, city officials and other are "happy this thing is open.” Georgia Department of Transportation District 6 Board Member Brandon …
The ceremony was set to be held on Tuesday, but was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Today's weather should be nearly perfect for the city of Woodstock to hold its ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Ridgewalk Parkway interchange on Interstate 575. The ceremony, which was originally slated to be held on Tuesday, will start at 10 a.m. today. Parking will be available along Rope Mill Road near Olde Rope Mill Park and at the VCC Construction's office area along Woodstock Parkway and Ridgewalk Parkway. The design-build project officially wrapped up on Nov. 16, about six weeks ahead of its Dec. 31 completion date. The project also was completed on budget. Along with building a diamond-shaped interchange, crews also replaced the Ridgewalk Parkway bridge over the interstate, realigned Rope Mill Road to intersect with …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The new interchange has been open for nearly two weeks.
UPDATE @ 8:14 a.m.: the city has cancelled today's ribbon cutting due to the weather. It will be rescheduled for a later date. The city of Woodstock today will host a ribbon cutting for the new Ridgewalk interchange. The ribbon cutting will be held at 10 a.m. near the site. Since rain is expected to linger in the area during the morning hours, the city has made parking available off Rope Mill Road at Olde Rope Mill Park. A shuttle will take attendees from the park to the site of the ribbon cutting starting at 9:30 a.m. The design-build project officially wrapped up on Nov. 16, about six weeks ahead of its Dec. 31 completion date. The project entailed building a diamond-shaped interchange, replacing the existing Rope Mill Road bridge …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Motorists will have an additional way to directly access Interstate 575.
UPDATE @ 5:20 p.m.: Patch has now confirmed the new interchange opened at 4:15 p.m. Friday UPDATE @ 12:30 p.m.: Patch went to the site of the new interchange and spoke with an official with C.W. Matthews, who said the Ridgewalk Parkway interchange will be open "late tonight." Friday has signaled the completion of one of Woodstock's most anticipated projects. The long-awaited Ridgewalk Parkway interchange opened late Friday afternoon, giving thousands of drivers another way to directly access Interstate 575. The project entailed building a diamond-shaped interchange, replacing the existing Rope Mill Road bridge over the interstate, realigning Rope Mill Road to intersect with Ridgewalk Parkway and installing auxiliary lanes between the new …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation believe the new Ridgewalk Parkway interchange could open to traffic next Friday.
UPDATE 9:58 a.m. – the city issues the following statement on the status of the interchange: Well you may have already heard or read the good news, but I thought this update should be sent out just in case you haven’t. The Interchange contractor has provided GDOT and the City of Woodstock with a hard date of Friday, November 16, 2012 as the opening of all four of the ramps to and from I-575, and full use of the new bridge at Ridgewalk Parkway and I-575. Everyone has been very patient and cooperative during the past 21 months, and the city appreciates how well things have gone with this project despite the inconveniences it has presented residents and visitors to the area at times. In some ways it is hard to believe that construction …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Construction crew are in the final stages of the new Interstate 575 interchange between Towne Lake Parkway and Sixes Road.
The long-awaited Ridgewalk interchange could be open as early as Thanksgiving. The Georgia Department of Transporation’s project manager updated city officials on the project earlier this week and outlined the next phase of the project. “Based on our current schedule, our goal is to be completed and have the new ramps open by Thanksgiving,” Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Project Manager Tony Bradley said. Crews are finalizing work to tie in the southern part of the new bridge over I-575. The remaining portion of concrete paving for the entrance and exit ramps are slated to be completed today. Bradley added the final topping on the interstate was finished late Wednesday and the intermediate paving on Ridgewalk Parkway will occur during the …
