Duluth Compiles 2014 SPLOST List

The extension of Davenport Road across Buford Highway tops the list of projects being considered by Duluth for 2014 SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) funds.

The Duluth City Council and city staff have been compiling a list and prioritizing the projects in case the Gwinnett County Commission calls for a referendum in November 2013 to continue the one-cent sales tax. Gwinnett voters have approved a series of SPLOST referendums since the mid-1980s.

The additional one-cent sales tax is the main source of funds for capital improvements in Duluth. The list is compiled so citizens would know how the sales tax monies would be spent prior to voting.

Other projects on Duluth’s list include infrastructure upgrades to “The Block” to encourage downtown revitalization, additional downtown parking and Main Street sidewalk widening.

More proposed uses of the SPLOST funds include increasing sidewalk connectivity throughout the city, paving, resurfacing and repairing roads, realigning Rogers Bridge Road and Ga. Hwy. 120, restoring Rogers Bridge for a walking/biking trail, funding additional phases of the Western Gwinnett Bikeway, and creating a Ridgeway Greenway and Linear Park.

Also on the list are expansion of the Public Works Complex, additional parking at the Public Safety Center and purchase of public safety vehicles/equipment.

Duluth would receive an estimated $25 million to $27 million in revenue from the additional one-cent sales tax over a five-year period.

Duluth projects being considered for funding with 2014 SPLOST dollars if a referendum is called include:

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

Davenport Road Extension

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

City Sidewalk Connectivity

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

“The Block” Infrastructure Upgrades

Parking Facility    

Downtown Parking

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

Main Street Sidewalk Widening

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

Main Street – rehab (Rogers Bridge to 120)

Parking Facility    

Main Street  (Parking along RR adjacent to Main St.)

Recreational Facility 

Rogers Bridge Restoration

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

Western Gwinnett Bikeway Phase IIB

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

Western Gwinnett Bikeway Phase III

Recreational Facility 

Ridgeway Greenway and Linear Park

Roads, Streets & Bridges 

Pavement Plan/Road Repair/Resurfacing

Administrative Facilities    

Improvements/Expansion of Public Works Complex

Public Safety

Public Safety Parking

Public Safety

Public Safety Vehicles & Equipment