Ronald Reagan Parkway
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| Ronald Reagan Parkway | |
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| 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 |
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| East end: |  SR 124 in Snellville |
| Highway system | |
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.
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[edit] 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 by multuple law enforcement agencies using detection devices.
[edit] History
Plans later to extend it as a toll road to Interstate 85 (I-85) were abandoned due to public concerns about tolls, potential traffic and the road path. In 2009, new plans were developed to extend Ronald Reagan Parkway 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 $1.4 million and will be funded by the County.
[edit] Exit list
The entire route is in Gwinnett County. All exits are unnumbered.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| 0.0 |  To I-85 / Pleasant Hill Road |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| 0.6 | US 29 / SR 8 (Lawrenceville Highway) – Lilburn, Lawrenceville |
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| 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 | ||||||
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/06/23/reagan_parkway_study.html The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
