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Roswell to spend $380K for land in Oxbo Road project

Roswell will pay $380,000 for 0.2 acres of land on Atlanta Street as part of its Oxbo Road realignment project. The shaded yellow area shows the plot of land the city is buying.
Roswell will pay $380,000 for 0.2 acres of land on Atlanta Street as part of its Oxbo Road realignment project. The shaded yellow area shows the plot of land the city is buying.
By Mitchell Northam
April 5, 2018

The city of Roswell will pony up a few hundred thousand dollars for a small piece of land so it can continue a road project.

At a city council meeting on March 26, council members unanimously approved $380,000 to purchase 0.2 acres of land at 689 Atlanta Street. The sale will close within 90 days.

The purchase is part of a realignment project of Oxbo Road, which will provide an alternate route to Alpharetta Highway, also known as Highway 9.

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For the purchase, the city will pull that money from its $4.6 million in TSPLOST funds.

The most recent Google Maps images from June 2017, show a Chevron Food Mart at the Atlanta Street location.

Last year the city bought just under a half-acre plot of land at 726 Pleasant Hill Street for $260,000, and then bought 0.36 acres of land at 685 Atlanta Street near historic downtown Roswell for $3 million for the project.

Preliminary engineering for the project began in October 2015. In total, it is estimated to cost $7 million and be completed by summer 2019.

The project aims to improve intersections on Oxbo Road by realignment, adding turn lanes and adding sidewalk connections.

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