According to an announcement on the city’s website, the City of Marietta and the Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a location and design public information open house April 1 on proposed improvements to North Marietta Parkway between Fairground Street and Church Street in Cobb County.
The open house will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Marietta City Council Chambers, 205 Lawrence St. NE. Officials said the event will be informal, with no formal presentation, and residents may attend at any time during those hours.
The project, identified as P.I. 0017988, would reconfigure North Marietta Parkway, also known as SR 5 and SR 120 Alt, to improve traffic operations. Proposed upgrades include four 11-foot travel lanes, protective left-turn lanes, intersection improvements, medians, 5-foot sidewalk upgrades and a multi-use path designed to connect with the existing Marietta multi-use path transportation system…