New forecasts produced by the Atlanta Regional Commission estimate Henry County will continue to develop with new residents, reaching 370,400 residents by the year 2050. This forecast would equate to a seventy percent increase over the benchmark year 2015 used in the forecasts. In 2015, Henry County's population was 217,700. The estimated growth rate places... Continue Reading →
The proposed Bethlehem Road interchange off Interstate 75 will be considered for federal transportation funding after all, despite recent split votes by the Henry County commissioners that blocked the project. The Locust Grove city council unanimously voted this week to submit a request for funding to Georgia DOT and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The... Continue Reading →
The Henry County commissioners approved the county's selection of projects at today's meeting to be submitted to the Atlanta Regional Commission for consideration to receive federal transportation funding. The projects, comprised of roadway widening projects and roadway resurfacing, will be competitively evaluated against other submissions from across the metropolitan Atlanta region. ARC holds the project... Continue Reading →
Henry County commissioners will consider applying for federal transportation dollars during their meeting on Tuesday, October 1. Projects approved will be submitted to the Atlanta Regional Commission for consideration as part of ARC's 2019 project solicitation. If awarded, federal transportation dollars cover eighty percent of project costs. The remaining twenty percent is required to be... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta Transit Link Authority (ATL) and Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) have announced upcoming open houses for their respective regional plans. ATL is completing their inaugural regional transit plan after the agency’s creation in 2018 and ARC is completing a ten year update to the Atlanta region’s plan. ATL Authority Regional Transit Plan The Atlanta... Continue Reading →
In a recent poll conducted by Moving Henry Forward, local residents ranked the proposed Bethlehem Road interchange as one of their top priorities among planned transportation projects in the county, but a partisan split on the board of commissioners has stalled the project. County commissioners tabled a contract to award preliminary engineering for the interchange... Continue Reading →
Blue dots represent single-family building permits issued in 2018. (ARC map) The 2019 population estimates are in from the Atlanta Regional Commission, and Henry County continues to be one of the fastest growing counties in metro Atlanta. The most recent estimate shows Henry County at 240,900 residents, a 2.6% increase (6,100). The addition of 6,100... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta Regional Commission started accepting applications this week from local governments to receive federal dollars towards transportation projects. Over $450 million dollars are available to be awarded over the next six fiscal years. The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Project Solicitation is conducted biannually by the ARC to award funding for roadway projects, public transit... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta Regional Commission has completed its review of the proposed 75 South Logistics Center on Colvin Drive in Locust Grove. The development of regional impact review is a state-mandated process for large developments that allows the regional commission to advise local governments about potential impacts if the project builds. The DRI does not contemplate... Continue Reading →
