Shiloh Road closing for pavement work near SR 400 in south Forsyth
Shiloh Road's pavement work near SR 400 was pushed to July 7-11 after weather delays. The closure will hit south Forsyth drivers near the future Ronald Reagan Boulevard intersection.
A stretch of Shiloh Road east of the SR 400 overpass was set to close for full-depth pavement replacement at the future Ronald Reagan Boulevard intersection, but Forsyth County later postponed the work to July 7-11 because of inclement weather. When it begins, the closure is expected to run from 8 p.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Tuesday, cutting off a key route for south Forsyth drivers headed to and from the GA-400 corridor, nearby neighborhoods, retail and schools.
The work is more than a surface repair. Full-depth pavement replacement reaches the road base itself, making the shutdown more disruptive than a simple resurfacing project and tying it to a larger redesign of the area around Ronald Reagan Boulevard. County officials have urged drivers to plan ahead, allow extra time and expect a different route while crews are in the work zone.
The Shiloh Road job is part of the Ronald Reagan Boulevard Extension, a SPLOST-funded project Forsyth County budgets at $60 million. The county says the extension is about four miles long, will have four lanes with a raised median, and includes a bridge over Big Creek and extensive wetland mitigation. In the design year, the roadway is expected to carry more than 35,000 vehicles per day.
Forsyth County says the project completes the final leg of Ronald Reagan Boulevard and creates a 16-mile corridor linking Cumming and Alpharetta. That longer buildout is already changing traffic patterns in south Forsyth: the southern portion of the extension is open between Shiloh Road and McFarland Parkway, with one lane in each direction, while construction continues north of Shiloh Road.
The county’s broader transportation planning puts the Shiloh Road closure in a larger context. The 2024 Forsyth County Comprehensive Transportation Plan was adopted Aug. 1, 2024, is updated every five to six years and looks 20 years ahead. County officials say the update process included six public open houses, two community pop-up events, two online surveys and other stakeholder engagement, underscoring how quickly growth pressure continues to reshape roads across South Forsyth.
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