Ronald Reagan Parkway

Ronald Reagan Parkway
Route information
Maintained by Gwinnett County Department of Transportation
Length: 7.1 mi (11.4 km)
Existed: 1993 – present
Major junctions
West end: Pleasant Hill Road in Lilburn
  US 29 / SR 8 near Lilburn
East end: SR 124 in Snellville
Highway system

Georgia State Routes
Former SR

Ronald Reagan Parkway (RRP) is a limited-access highway in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The highway was spearheaded by then-Gwinnett County chairman Wayne Mason in the mid-1990s.

Contents

Route description

The parkway begins at the intersection of Scenic Highway (SR 124) and Pinehurst Road in Snellville. It ends at the transition ramp to Pleasant Hill Road in Lilburn. The parkway posts and strictly enforces a top speed of 50 mph.

History

Plans later to extend it as a toll road to Interstate 85 (I-85) were abandoned after public out-cry over tolls, potential traffic and the road path—only to be later resumed in 2009. Plans have been rehashed to extend RRP to directly connect with I-85. On June 23, 2009, Gwinnett County voted to approve a partnership with a private firm to study extending the Ronald Reagan Parkway to I-85.[1] The study will cost taxpayers $1.4 million.

Exit list

The entire route is in Gwinnett County. All exits are unnumbered.

Location Mile Destinations Notes
  0.0 To I-85 / Pleasant Hill Road Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
  0.6 US 29 / SR 8 (Lawrenceville Highway) – Lilburn, Lawrenceville
  1.6 Bethesda Church Road Bethesda Park
Five Forks 3.8 Five Forks –Trickum Road – Five Forks
  5.1 Webb Gin House Road Brookwood High School
Snellville   Freeway Ends; Ronald Reagan Parkway continues at-grade
6.9 Presidential Circle / Clyde Williams Boulevard (Canceled) Snellville Loop interchange, Emory Eastside Medical Center
7.1 SR 124 (Scenic Highway) – Snellville, Lawrenceville Parkway Ends; Pinehurst Road continues
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/06/23/reagan_parkway_study.html The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  1. Ronald Reagan Parkway Feasibility Study