A previous concept to build a roundabout has been scrapped for a traffic signal. (Locust Grove photo) As part of their 2020 local maintenance and improvement grant funds, Locust Grove is continuing design work for a traffic signal at state route 42 and Marketplace Blvd. Local governments in Georgia receive annual LMIG grant funding from... Continue Reading →
A majority of LMIG funding is directed towards road resurfacing. (Georgia DOT photo) Georgia DOT’s local maintenance & improvement grant (LMIG) program provides state grant funding to local counties and cities for use in roadway projects. Funding amounts are based on a local government’s population and maintained road mileage. In 2020, unincorporated Henry County is... Continue Reading →
The city of Stockbridge has approved construction for their 2019 LMIG package. Counties and cities throughout Georgia receive annual Local Maintenance Improvement Grant funding from Georgia DOT for use in roadway resurfacing projects. The city awarded a bid worth $1,322,458.32 to Stewart Brothers, Inc. of Doraville, GA in October. The contract will be funded using... Continue Reading →
The city of McDonough approved its 2019 road resurfacing package during last week's meeting. A total of fifteen streets will be resurfaced. Onsite Paving of McDonough, GA was the lowest bidder at $598,755.00. The project will be funded through a combination of LMIG dollars ($242,978.17) and SPLOST IV dollars ($355,776.83). The streets to be resurfaced... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved the 2019 package of roadway resurfacing on Tuesday morning. Approximately twelve miles of roadway, consisting of fourteen roadways, will be resurfaced using Local Maintenance Improvement Grant funds received from Georgia DOT. Two vendors responded to the bid package, with the lowest bid awarded to CW Matthews Contracting of... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved the county's 2019 application for the local maintenance improvement grant. The LMIG program is administered by Georgia DOT and provides state funding on an annual basis to local governments for road maintenance projects. State dollars are distributed based on population and road mileage. Henry County will receive $2,149,354.54... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council awarded a contract to Piedmont Paving Inc. to repave a variety of roads within the city. The contract cost totals $983,349.82. The contract is paid for through SPLOST IV and Georgia DOT's Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant. SPLOST covered $747,562.92 and LMIG funds paid for $239,786.90. The roads to be resurfaced... Continue Reading →
