The City of Roswell recently broke ground on phase 4 of the Citys Riverwalk, a multi-purpose greenway that parallels the Chattahoochee River.

The Riverwalk project dates back to 2000, when the residents of Roswell approved a bond referendum that included funding for the City to construct a seven-mile greenway along the Chattahoochee River that would incorporate parks, trails and other recreational and educational facilities. Since that time, the City has completed the first three phases of the Riverwalk project, which included a Riverwalk through Don White Park, Riverside Park and Azalea Park to Willeo Road.

This fourth phase will add approximately one mile to the greenway, which will run parallel to the river, starting along Azalea Drive, just at the point where the road curves off the river, and extending to Chattahoochee Nature Center.

Phase 5 will be built in the future and will extend the Riverwalk to the Gold Branch Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Cobb County.