BOC Asking for Proposals for Ronald Reagan Parkway to I-85
June 19, 2008
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is asking businesses for proposals to connect Ronald Reagan Parkway to I-85. The board seeks a public-private partnership to develop the project that could be financed privately through tolls or user fees.
Entailing the planning and building of new interchanges at Pleasant Hill Road and at I-85 plus about three miles of four-lane roadway, the developer could use a toll-collection system to pay for the new roadway improvements instead of traditional taxpayer funding. Under this proposal, there would be no toll charges for the use of the existing roadway.
Ronald Reagan Parkway is a limited-access, four-lane road divided by a median. The major east-west thoroughfare currently extends from Scenic Highway/SR-124 in Snellville to Pleasant Hill Road northeast of Lilburn.
“We’re looking for private businesses capable of designing, building, financing, operating, and maintaining this much-needed road extension,” said Gwinnett County Administrator Jock Connell.
The County will hold a pre-proposal conference for potential partners in July with proposals to be due in August. For more information on the process, please call Debra Parmer in Gwinnett County Purchasing at (770) 822-8720.