Fulton County will spend an estimated $3.2 million to relocate water mains along Abbotts Bridge Road in Johns Creek as the state widens the corridor.

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved the contract item agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) at its Nov. 4 meeting, according to county records. The agreement covers the stretch of SR 120 between Promise Parkway and Boles Road.

The work involves moving about 7,225 linear feet of 10-inch water main and related infrastructure within the existing right-of-way. Fulton County's Department of Public Works filed the item, which carried an estimated cost of $3,206,076.

The water main relocation is tied to GDOT's broader plan to widen and upgrade Abbotts Bridge Road. That project calls for roadway widening, intersection improvements, turn lanes, landscaped medians and sidewalk enhancements along the Promise Parkway-to-Boles Road segment.

The road work is part of an even larger overhaul of the SR 120 corridor through Johns Creek. According to the city's project page, GDOT plans to widen Abbotts Bridge Road from two lanes to four between Medlock Bridge Road and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The full project also includes a bridge replacement over the Chattahoochee River and trails that would create a continuous pedestrian connection from State Bridge Road to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

The city's website listed a spring 2026 construction start for the Medlock Bridge Road-to-Boles Road segment. No update on whether that work has begun appears in public records. A separate segment, from Boles Road to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, was listed as still in the right-of-way acquisition phase.

A letter of intent filed with a city rezoning application by Eric Johansen, on behalf of Aztec Eagle Properties LLC, describes the Abbotts Bridge Road improvements between Parsons Road and Medlock Bridge Road as a $33 million GDOT project anticipated for completion in 2027. That segment directly serves 13 neighborhoods, Abbotts Hill Elementary School and the Standard Club golf course, according to the city's project listing.

Construction on the Parsons-to-Medlock segment is expected to wrap up in summer 2027.