Forsyth County opens Coal Mountain Connector, easing north traffic flow
The new Coal Mountain Connector gives north Forsyth drivers an alternate path around SR 369, linking Browns Bridge Road to Ga. 9 and opening access to future development.
A new road in Coal Mountain is already changing how north Forsyth drivers move between Browns Bridge Road and Ga. 9. The Coal Mountain Connector opened to the public and gives motorists an alternate east-west route around the SR 369 corridor, a stretch that has long carried heavy local traffic.
The connector begins at the intersection of Bridgetowne Drive and SR 369 just west of Ga. 400, runs north past the Settingdown Road roundabout near Coal Mountain Park and ends at SR 9 and Coal Mountain Dr./Smith Lane. Forsyth County said the project cost $10.4 million and was paid for through a Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank grant and impact fees.
Beyond the immediate commute relief, the new roadway creates direct access to the future site of The Crossing at Coal Mountain, the mixed-use project formerly known as Coal Mountain Town Center. County officials had said the connector was ahead of schedule and expected to open mid-year or sooner, and the opening gives the area a new traffic pattern before more homes, shops and offices arrive.
District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills said the broader Coal Mountain effort had taken years to come together. "It’s been a culmination of a lot of moving parts that’s taken six years to come to this point," she said in a county video about the project. County officials have tied the road work to other infrastructure changes in the same corridor, including the roundabout at Settingdown Road and improvements planned along SR 369.
The connector also fits into a larger development framework that Forsyth County has been using in Coal Mountain. The Coal Mountain Town Center Overlay District was designed to support mixed-use projects of more than 150 acres, with added standards intended to shape architectural themes and development quality in the area.
The Crossing at Coal Mountain is planned as a 140-acre mixed-use development. ConstructConnect reported the project includes more than 700 residential units, more than 70,000 square feet of retail and more than 20,000 square feet of office space, with the first phase expected to include a 47,000-square-foot retail plaza and multifamily buildings by summer 2026. For north Forsyth, the connector is not just a new road but a sign that the Coal Mountain corridor is moving into its next stage of growth.
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