Sandy Springs to shift traffic as Mount Vernon, Johnson Ferry intersection is realigned

A City of Sandy Springs staff member announced that crews are paving Johnson Ferry Road in preparation for an upcoming traffic shift at the Mount Vernon Highway–Johnson Ferry Road intersection, expected to take place “in the next week or so.”

The shift is part of the Mount Vernon Highway–Johnson Ferry Road intersection improvement project. The city plans to realign the bottom of the Y split so traffic will no longer cross over where the two roads intersect just past Boylston Drive in front of the library. The project will separate Johnson Ferry Road and Mount Vernon Highway and turn each into two-way streets where they meet at Roswell Road. Access between the two roads will be provided by a new connector road, Spruill Lane.

“Crews have been dodging raindrops to pave Johnson Ferry Road in preparation for an upcoming traffic shift,” the staff member said. The city advised drivers to watch its social media accounts for updates and directed people to the project page at spr.gs/jfmv for details.

City staff did not provide a specific calendar date for the traffic change during the announcement and did not state funding sources or permit conditions in the remarks. The staff member said the traffic shift is expected “in the next week or so,” which indicates the timeline is approximate.

The update described the operational change (realignment and two-way conversion at the Roswell Road meeting point) and the new local connector (Spruill Lane) that will carry traffic between Mount Vernon Highway and Johnson Ferry Road once the shift is complete. The announcement did not include information about lane closures, detours, expected duration of the traffic shift, impacts to transit or school routes, or the name of the nearby library mentioned.

For the latest status updates and project materials, the city listed spr.gs/jfmv and its social media feeds as sources of information.