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Lilburn work session discusses safety and sidewalks for Jackson Creek bridge replacement
Summary
At an Aug. 11 Lilburn City Council work session, councilmembers reviewed Agenda Item No. 1, a proposed Memorandum of Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation that would add safety and aesthetic features and fund $200,000 in local improvements for the State Route 8 bridge over Jackson Creek, funded by 2023 SPLOST.
At a City of Lilburn work session on Aug. 11, Mayor Johnny Crist and councilmembers reviewed Agenda Item No. 1: Contract No. 63-2025, a proposed Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Lilburn and the Georgia Department of Transportation to add safety and aesthetic enhancements to the bridge on State Route 8 over Jackson Creek, with $200,000 identified from the city’s 2023 SPLOST funding. The item was discussed for placement on the upcoming council meeting agenda; no formal vote was recorded at the work session.
The discussion centered on pedestrian and roadway design elements that would accompany the state-led bridge replacement. A staff member, Jenny, suggested incorporating long-term design features, including landscape elements for medians in the center lane. The plan under discussion would narrow the roadway at the bridge and provide a 10-foot sidewalk on one side and an 8-foot sidewalk on the other.
The nut graf: the proposed local enhancements would pair city-funded pedestrian and aesthetic work with the state’s bridge replacement, using SPLOST funds to extend improvements where funding permits. That combination affects pedestrian connectivity on Main Street and the vicinity of Highway 29 and could shift maintenance responsibilities that the council flagged for further review.
Councilmembers and staff raised budget and maintenance questions but did not adopt a final design or direct a binding course of action during the work session. It was noted that SPLOST funds originally allocated for Railroad Avenue could potentially be reallocated to begin improvements at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 29 and extend as far as funding allows; the transcript records this as a possibility discussed, not as a finalized transfer.
No formal motions or votes on Contract No. 63-2025 were recorded in the work session minutes. The item remained on the city’s agenda for the council meeting where a formal decision could be taken.
Ending: The work session discussion focused on design and funding choices to accompany the Georgia Department of Transportation bridge project; staff will bring final language, cost estimates and maintenance clarifications to a future council meeting for formal action.
