Woodstock’s Generational Infrastructure Investment

In my first State of the City Address, just 21 days into the job, I promised you orange cones. Traffic and parking were the top two issues that citizens brought to my attention during my campaign, and we were getting into position to make the largest infrastructure investments in our city's history to address them.

In the last two and half years, the City of Woodstock has invested in infrastructure in truly historic ways, both in quantity and scale of projects.

We have invested in the following streets and highways:
• The Hub Transformation Project downtown
• Rebuilding and enhancing Neese Road
• Improvements on Towne Lake Parkway, Trickum Road, and Highway 92

Also, transforming the Ridgewalk Parkway intersection into a diverging diamond interchange is on the horizon.

Other exciting projects:
• A 633-space parking deck in the heart of downtown Woodstock is underway, which will be free to the public.
• After 87% of voters approved a parks bond referendum, the single largest investment in our city's parks and trails will be used to build Little River Park, doubling Woodstock's greenspace and expanding its bike and pedestrian trail system throughout city limits while connecting it to other networks around us.
• Upgrades to water and sewer systems to ensure filtration and service capacities meet and exceed standards for Woodstock's continued growth.

This chapter in Woodstock's 126-year story will define who we are for the next generation. Making these investments positions us to capitalize on the opportunities that come and ensures that our city's quality of life will be one our children will be proud to inherit.

A huge "thank you" goes out to our team of more than 225 incredible City staff members who work hard to make these projects happen for our families. Also, to keep you informed, our communications team has been compiling weekly updates, including a short on-site video I made about key infrastructure projects, which can be found at WoodstockGa.gov/infrastructure.