Status: Complete In 2019, the CID constructed a much-needed midblock crossing at Beaver Ruin Road to increase pedestrian safety by offering a protected place to cross. The new crossing includes a pedestrian median and an audible High-Intensity Activated crosswalk (HAWK) beacon, which alerts drivers … Read more about Beaver Ruin Road Midblock Crossing
Beaver Ruin Road Safe Routes to School
In the Spring of 2017, this multi-use trail project will begin construction to provide improved mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists along Beaver Ruin Road from Price Place to Indian Trail Road. … Read more about Beaver Ruin Road Safe Routes to School
Indian Trail Safety/Access Management Improvements
In an effort to increase safety and reduce congestion, Gateway85 has worked with Gwinnett County to fund an access management project on Indian Trail Road from Beaver Ruin Road to Oakbrook Parkway. The project includes landscaped medians on Indian Trail, additional turn lanes for accessing I-85 and … Read more about Indian Trail Safety/Access Management Improvements
Singleton/Jimmy Carter Intersection Improvements
Gateway85 is moving forward with recommendations from its Jimmy Carter Boulevard Livable Centers Initiative to address the heavy congestion and safety concerns along this critical corridor by improving the intersection of Singleton Road and Jimmy Carter Boulevard. Additional turning lanes, … Read more about Singleton/Jimmy Carter Intersection Improvements
Buford Highway Streetscape
Buford Highway Streetscape Gateway85 has begun to implement several of the initiatives outlined in the ARC Buford Highway Multi-Modal study. One of these includes landscaping and sidewalk installation along Buford Highway from the County line into the City of Norcross. These improvements will not … Read more about Buford Highway Streetscape
Norcross to Lilburn Trail
Building on the Safe Routes to School trail project on Beaver Ruin Road, the Norcross to Lilburn Trail will extend the system primarily along Indian Trail Road. This trail system will transform Indian Trail-Lilburn Road into a healthy and economically robust “spine” that connects five Livable Center … Read more about Norcross to Lilburn Trail
Gateway85 Redevelopment Plan
Gateway85 organized a Steering Committee of residents, business owners, planning officials and developers to create a redevelopment plan for the two gateway corridors in the CID, Buford Highway and Jimmy Carter Boulevard. The redevelopment plan was adopted by our board on October 11th 2007 and … Read more about Gateway85 Redevelopment Plan
I-85 at Jimmy Carter Blvd. Catalyst Site Redevelopment
In March of 2011, Gateway85 and Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) worked with OFS to review redevelopment scenarios for the one hundred seventy-five acre OFS fiber optics manufacturing facility located at 6305 Crescent Drive in Norcross, Georgia. A two-day intensive work session was held in … Read more about I-85 at Jimmy Carter Blvd. Catalyst Site Redevelopment
Right of Way Maintenance
Right of Way Maintenance One of the first initiatives by the Board of Directors for Gateway85 when it was first formed in 2006 was to take over the maintenance of the ROW shoulders within the district. This included the main corridors in the area along with the three interchange ramps along I-85 at … Read more about Right of Way Maintenance
The Way
Linking some of the largest redevelopment and infill development opportunities, The Way is our vision of Gateway 85’s “main street,” bringing together neighborhoods and job centers to show that “it’s all right here” in Gwinnett. … Read more about The Way
Jimmy Carter DDI
The Jimmy Carter Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) is the second of its kind in Gwinnett County. Located at the intersection of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85, one of the busiest interchanges along the entire I-85 corridor, the innovative design has proven in other countries to move traffic more … Read more about Jimmy Carter DDI
Jimmy Carter LCI
What is a Livable Centers Initiative? The Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) is a program of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) that awards planning grants on a competitive basis to local governments and nonprofit organizations for the enhancement of existing centers and corridors consistent with … Read more about Jimmy Carter LCI
