Current activities

November 2025: 30% Design Plans have been completed. In March 2026, the City anticipates holding a Public Information Open House (PIOH) where the community can view designs and speak with the project team.

Spring 2025: The City was awarded $600K in federal funding for design and has contracted with an engineering firm to develop the design for this project. Field surveys and environmental surveys are underway.

Project Overview 

Currently, construction is scheduled to begin in Winter 2029. The 0.80-mile Village Crossing Project seeks to transform Chamblee Dunwoody Road between Womack Road and Roberts Drive through Dunwoody Village to provide context-sensitive, multimodal, complete street improvements. The project proposes reconstructing Chamblee Dunwoody Road to provide pedestrian and bicycle accommodations as well as enhanced streetscape elements along the corridor. The project is in alignment with the City of Dunwoody’s goal to support bicycle and pedestrian projects as identified in the 2020-2024 Comprehensive Plan and the 2014 Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.

The project proposes one travel lane in each direction, including:

• A separated five-foot-wide, one-way cycle track on each side of the roadway,
• An eight-foot-wide sidewalk on each side of the roadway, and
• Raised, landscaped median islands.

The proposed lane width is under review and may vary between 10.5 feet to 12 feet. A second northbound left-turn lane from Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Mount Vernon Road is proposed. The project location is shown in the figure below, followed by the proposed project layout. (Note: project layout is from the concept phase and revised graphics are currently under development.)

Click here or on the drawing below for an enlarged plan view of the improvements proposed along the entire corridor from Womack Road to Roberts Drive.

Proposed Improvements

The Village Crossing Project seeks to transform Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody Village into a more walkable and bike-friendly corridor, with added traffic-calming measures to reduce speeds. Proposed project features include:

Wider Sidewalks: Existing sidewalks generally vary from four to six feet wide. The new sidewalks will be eight feet wide and feature street trees, decorative streetlights, benches, and bus shelters.

Separated Bike Path (Cycle Track): Currently, there are on-street bike lanes to the north and south of Dunwoody Village, but there is a gap on Chamblee Dunwoody Road through the Village. The project proposes a five-foot wide, one-way cycle track/bike path along both sides of the road for a continuous bike facility for the length of the project. The proposed bike path would be at sidewalk level and separate cyclists from auto traffic and pedestrians on both sides of the road.

Roadway: The proposed design generally maintains the lane configurations as they currently exist, with the exception of removing one of the southbound through lanes south of Mount Vernon Road. In areas north of Mount Vernon Road where a center turn lane is not needed, the turn lane will be converted into a landscaped median, which will add greenery, calm traffic, and create safer pedestrian crossings.

The drawings below show the proposed improvements for the ideal condition (preferred), where there is ample right of way, and for the constrained condition, such as in front of the farmhouse, where the right of way is narrower.

Traffic Congestion Considerations

The number of vehicles on Chamblee Dunwoody Road is at or above the maximum capacity for most weekday daytime hours. With an average daily traffic of over 17,000 vehicles and frequent driveways, the traffic pushes the limit of what can be accommodated with only one travel lane in each direction.

Despite the high traffic volume, a 4-lane roadway north of Mount Vernon Road has not been considered based on the desired characteristics for the Village expressed by the community during the planning process. Several ideas, such as additional turn lanes and roundabouts, were explored to improve traffic flow at the Mount Vernon Road Intersection and the Roberts Drive intersection. The roundabout options are not part of this project concept.

Mount Vernon Road Intersection

This intersection has the most impact on traffic flow through Dunwoody Village.  When traffic is light, the intersection operates well. During times of heavier traffic, the intersection operates near capacity, and backups occur on Chamblee Dunwoody, where there is only one through lane in each direction.  On weekday afternoons, the queue of cars waiting to turn left from Mount Vernon Road to northbound Chamblee Dunwoody often extends beyond the length of the left turn lane and backs up into the through lane.

Intersection Improvement Ideas

Add a second northbound left turn lane from Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Mount Vernon Road

The design team evaluated several concepts for adding capacity to the intersection and found that adding a second northbound left turn lane on Chamblee Dunwoody Road provides the most benefit for the least cost and disturbance.  This turn lane can be added within the existing right of way and is projected to reduce overall delay at the intersection by 15% during times of peak traffic.  While this will be an overall traffic improvement, it won’t completely resolve the traffic congestion, as the intersection will still operate at a level of service F in the morning and E in the afternoon.  The eastbound left-turn queue will also continue to exceed the length of the turn lane.

Due to the high benefit/low cost, the additional northbound left turn lane has been incorporated into the Chamblee Dunwoody Road concept plan. 

Roberts Drive Intersection

An improved signal alternative is proposed for the intersection of Chamblee Dunwoody Road and Roberts Drive, as opposed to a single-lane roundabout. The Roundabout does not show any improvement in overall delay compared to current condition. The improved signal results in less delay on corridor in AM and PM peak hours. The roundabout has less delay on Chamblee Dunwoody in the AM but the signal performs better in PM. The roundabout does not significantly address crash history. The improved signal has a lower cost and fewer right-of-way impacts.

What is a Cycle Track? Why not a Shared-Use Path?

“A cycle track is an exclusive bike facility that combines the user experience of a separated path with the on-street infrastructure of a conventional bike lane. A cycle track is physically separated from motor traffic and distinct from a sidewalk.” (National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2014)

Cycle tracks differ from shared-use paths in that the cyclists and pedestrians are separated. Shared-use paths are most suitable for off-road facilities and along roadways with infrequent driveways and side streets (American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, 2012). This guidance is based on data that indicates that the majority of bicycle crashes occur at intersections and driveways (Hunter, Stutts, Pein, & Cox, 1996). The frequent driveways on the Chamblee Dunwoody corridor make it less suitable for a path because of potential conflicts with turning vehicles.

Additionally, as pedestrian traffic increases in Dunwoody Village, conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists will increase if they share the same space. The proposed zoning for future development along Chamblee Dunwoody Road envisions shopfronts along the roadway. Pedestrians entering and exiting stores and outdoor dining will encroach on the usable area and force pedestrians and cyclists to share an even smaller area.

These safety considerations make a separated cycle track the preferred option for this project.