Nancy Creek Sanitary Sewer Tunnel Project

The link below was added on 9/1/03.

New! Pictures of our visit to the bottom of the Roswell Road Tunnel Site July 2003 - link here
      Pictures of our visits to tunnel construction sites Feb. 2003 - link here 

Schedule Highlights in North Buckhead
(As published in December 2002)

09/02 Start site work
12/02 Complete site work

10/02 Start shaft work
04/03 Complete shaft work

04/03 Start Starter tunnel
07/03 Complete Starter tunnel

07/03 Start assembling tunnel boring machine
08/03 Complete assembling tunnel boring machine

08/03 begin tunnel boring to Johnson Ferry site
08/04 Complete tunnel boring to Johnson Ferry site

08/04 Start disassembling tunnel boring machine
09/04 Complete disassembling tunnel boring machine

09/04 Start tunnel concrete lining Johnson Ferry to Roswell
04/05 Complete tunnel concrete lining Johnson Ferry to Roswell

06/05 Start tunnel concrete lining Shadowlawn to Roswell
10/05 Complete tunnel concrete lining Shadowlawn to Roswell

10/05 Start final work and restoration
01/06 Complete final work and restoration

07/04 Start intake shaft work
12/04 Complete intake shaft work

The City's comprehensive web site about the Nancy Creek Sewer Tunnel:

          Nancy Creek Tunnel Sewer Relief Project

• Many of the maps and schedules are in "PDF" format which requires the "Acrobat Reader", which is free by clicking the following link: .   (Some of the pages and pictures on the city site are very large and load slowly.) 

Highlights of the City web site: 

• Project Schedule
• Project Location
  • North Buckhead PDF Map: Roswell Road area (big/slow file)
  • North Buckhead PDF Map: Mountain Way area (big/slow file)
  • North Buckhead PDF Map: St. James/ Peachtree Dunwoody area (big/slow file)
• Project Status
• Frequently Asked Questions

Nancy Creek Sanitary Sewer Tunnel Project Reports

These seven reports by Harold Cunliffe on the Nancy Creek Sanitary Sewer Tunnel Project have been prepared for interested citizens in North Buckhead and surrounding neighborhoods.  

Harold is a North Buckhead resident and prominent residential subdivision developer.  Harold lives in the Valley Green subdivision that he developed several years ago.  He is the former chair of the NBCA Zoning and Land Use Committee.  Harold is also currently the President of the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association.

As Harold reports in his first report, 

"the Council of the City of Atlanta passed an Ordinance establishing the Technical Advisory Committee for the Nancy Creek Sanitary Sewer Tunnel project. The Committee consists of nine members.  I was fortunate enough to be appointed by Council Member Howard Shook from District 7.  Later, NPU - B endorsed my appointment. 

"The Committee's mission is to ensure that the Tunnel is constructed in a timely and cost-effective manner but the Mayor's office and Council Member Shook have emphasized that it is equally important to make sure that this project receives full public scrutiny.  In a series of articles to follow,  I will attempt to explain my perception of what is happening.  These reports are not sanctioned by the Advisory Committee nor are they sanctioned by the City so I may err with some aspects but you can be assured that at least, I will not be parroting the 'Party Line'."

To select a report, click on one of the buttons (report dates) above or click the links below.  Once you are on a report page, you can return to this page by clicking on the "UP" button.

Report 1
Report 2
Report 3
Report 4
Report 5
Report 6
Report 7 
Report 8 (Latest - May 2004)

Other information about the Tunnel is available on our site:

February 2003 NBCA Newsletter Article

September 2002 NBCA Newsletter Article

May 2002 NBCA Newsletter Article

November 2001 NBCA Newsletter

October 1 , 2001 Meeting: Final Details of Nancy Creek Sewer Tunnel Project

September 2001 NBCA Newsletter Article