Quantis playground unit
A back-to-school event and grand opening of a new $2 million, 24,000 square foot Town Center playground is being planned for Peachtree Corners. It will begin at 10 a.m. On August 1 on the Town Green at 5140 Town Center Boulevard.
As the city celebrates its 10-year anniversary, the event will begin with a ribbon-cutting of custom play equipment that provides opportunities for parallel play activities on and above the ground. The playground features a new shade structure and has been constructed with several ADA transfer points allowing for easy access to elevated activities.
Peachtree Corners government has several activities planned that will include:
- Ice Cream Truck
- Bubbles with the Bubble Lady
- Face painting
- Balloon animals
- Bubble machines
Invite friends and family who have children to come and enjoy the new play space.
Playground equipment includes:
- We-Go-Swing promotes social interaction for an inclusive experience by encouraging multiple users to work together to swing. It opens a whole new world of playground fun.
- RollerSlide: The hillside embankment RollerSlide brings a sensory experience to the playground and inclusive sliding activity to kids of all abilities, and can be used by multiple kids, side-by-side, at one time.
- Lounge Spinner: These 36” diameter lounge spinners provide a comfortable seat for relaxing, spinning as well as self-regulation and provides a sheltered space for decompression or regulation. The semi-enclosed seat is comfortable for a parent and child to share and enjoy the activity together.
- PTC Tower: It has been designed to mimic the PTC pedestrian bridge that crosses Peachtree Parkway. The equipment features two slides, a climbing structure, stairs, two towers, and the bridge between the two towers that have the replica lettering and leaf pattern from the 141 bridge.
- The Quantis Netplay Systems concepts are taking net structures and choose endless routes of imaginative play. Quantis features a figure-eight shape for unscripted, infinite play!
- Unitary Poured in Place Rubber allows for easy access for anyone using wheelchairs or walkers. Aliphatic urethane bonds material together to provide a vibrant and durable surface that will stand up to the demands of weather.
Lawrenceville plans slip lane for direct hospital access
The City of Lawrenceville will work with the Georgia Department of Transportation and Northside Hospital Gwinnett to add a slip ramp at Georgia Highways 316 and 120. The project will add a separate exit lane (slip ramp) from eastbound Highway 316 at Highway 120 providing direct access to the Northside Hospital Gwinnett complex, without motorists having to drive onto Highway 120.
Chuck Warbington, city manager, says: “Considering overall traffic flow for the city and preventing additional congestion on Pike Street, adding a separate exit lane directly to the hospital is the best option.”
To complete the project, the City of Lawrenceville will work with CHA Consulting, Inc. as the designer, Ohmshive Construction, LLC as the contractor, and Atlas as the construction manager. The total project cost is $2,067,737 and will include 0.41 miles of grading, curb and gutter, sidewalk, drainage, and asphalt paving. It is expected to begin this month and finish in late spring 2023.
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