Brentwood schedules Aug. 18 public meeting on Old Smyrna Road redesign; engineers present three alternatives

Brentwood city staff and consultants said at a commission briefing that a public meeting will be held Aug. 18 to gather stakeholder input on three design alternatives for Old Smyrna Road, a historic corridor that connects to Windy Hill Park.

Gamble Design Collaborative landscape architect Julie Jones, who is presenting the public materials, said the firm will show renderings and a digital survey at the meeting. “This is the presentation as we have now that the public will see,” Jones said, describing plans for two public sessions, artist sketches by Ben Johnson and a follow-up stakeholder meeting after the commission reviews public feedback.

The three alternatives discussed were: - Alternate A: Construct a new two-lane roadway north of the existing alignment and convert the existing Old Smyrna Road into a pedestrian/multiuse corridor. Consultants estimate Alternate A at about $9.6 million (preliminary figure), preserving most of the historic stone walls and trees while adding traffic-calming features and roundabouts at key cut-throughs. - Alternate B: Reuse the existing Old Smyrna Road as a one-way travel lane and build the new lane adjacent to it. Consultants said B would…