Roswell residents, cyclists, and students at Roswell High School now have a new 4,200-foot path connecting their neighborhoods after the city cut the ribbon on the Hardscrabble Road Multi-Use Trail on Thursday, July 9.
The $2.5 million project, funded through Roswell's voter-approved bond referendum, adds approximately 3,000 feet of 8- to 10-foot-wide trail along the north side of Hardscrabble Road between King Road and Whittingham Place, plus another 1,200 feet of 8-foot-wide trail along King Road. The segments connect directly to existing trails and provide improved access to Roswell High School for pedestrians, cyclists, and golf cart users.
Mayor Mary Robichaux, speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, called the project "another important investment in Roswell's transportation network" that "improve[s] safety, expand[s] mobility, and create[s] stronger connections between our neighborhoods, schools, parks, and community destinations."
The trail itself is only part of what the project delivered. According to the city, improvements also include turn lane upgrades at Hardscrabble Road and SR 92, new traffic signals at the Hardscrabble Road and King Road intersection, roadway repaving and restriping, and stormwater infrastructure including planter boxes, pervious concrete pavement, and bioslopes that filter runoff before it enters the drainage system. Fulton County partnered with Roswell to complete waterline upgrades along the corridor during construction.
Andy Phlegar, Roswell's transportation director, oversaw the broader project scope. Lawrence Lopez managed the project for the city's Department of Transportation, with design by KCI Technologies, construction by Sol Construction, and paving by Magnum Paving.
The Hardscrabble Road trail is part of Roswell's broader "Slow Down in Roswell" initiative, which pairs infrastructure projects with public education campaigns to encourage safer driving and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. The city has budgeted approximately $400,000 in 2026 for traffic-calming devices under that program.
More trails are on the way. The Roswell City Council has approved a $3.19 million contract with Azimuth Contractors for Phase I of the Woodstock Road Multi-Use Trail. Additional trail projects are planned along Old Alabama Road, Riverside Road, and Etris Road, though construction timelines for those have not been announced.
All of the trail work draws from the city's $179.6 million bond program, which voters approved to fund transportation, recreation, and public safety improvements across Roswell.
What's next for Roswell trails:
- Woodstock Road Multi-Use Trail, Phase I — $3.19 million contract approved; construction timeline pending
- Old Alabama Road, Riverside Road, and Etris Road trails — planned; no start dates announced
