McGinnis Ferry Road Section Closing April 26 for Bridge Repairs

McGinnis Ferry Road between Union Hill Road and McFarland Parkway will be closed from April 26 through April 29 to make repairs to the bridge over Big Creek.

The road closure will be in effect starting Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. and is scheduled to reopen on Monday April 29 at 5 a.m. 

Only access to the local businesses inside the closure limits will be permitted, the city announced in a news release.

During the closure, eastbound and westbound traffic on McGinnis Ferry Road will be detoured to Ronald Reagan Boulevard.

For more information about the road closure, contact the Department of Engineering and Public Works at (678) 297-6200.

Alpharetta City Council approved the lone bid by the L.C. Whitford Co. for the repair and maintenance of the McGinnis Ferry Road Bridge over Big Creek and the Waters Road Bridge over Long Indian Creek in the amount of $498,877.

Pete Sewczwicz, director of Engineering/Public Works, told City Council on Feb. 5 when the bid award was made that if that section of McGinnis Ferry could be shut down for a weekend, it could save the city some money and time in fixing the structure.

Scope of Work

McGinnis Ferry Road Bridge

• Construction of reinforced concrete encasements for unprotected piles;
• Extension of existing concrete encasements;
• Repair of spalling in caps and the precast superstructure units;
• Milling and resurfacing of the asphalt overlay;
• Repair of guardrail.