SPLOST V committee chair Clayton Carte speaks during Thursday’s meeting. (Henry Herald photo/ Joe Adgie) The SPLOST V committee met last week at Heritage Senior Center in McDonough to discuss recommendations for commission districts I and III. The most significant transportation projects proposed within the districts are widening state route 81 in Ola and completing... Continue Reading →
The next meeting of the SPLOST V committee will occur on Thursday, January 24, at 6:30 pm at Luella Middle School to discuss recommendations for commission district II. Note that all projects are recommendations only until the board of commissioners approves the final project list in summer 2019. Residents of district II are encouraged to... Continue Reading →
Henry County's largest transportation project has seen its timeline extended an additional three years. The planned widening of Georgia 42 to four lanes between SR 138 in Stockbridge and the McDonough Square has been extended from a previously anticipated 2023 start date to construction now forecast for 2026. Preliminary engineering started in 2017 and is... Continue Reading →
The SPLOST V committee met a few days ago at New Hope Elementary to discuss commission district I. The committee looked at transportation project costs for the first time - a list valued at over $60 million to implement all suggested projects within the district. No recommendations were made by the committee to allow additional... Continue Reading →
The purchasing of right of way will not occur in 2019 like first expected for two major projects. The Atlanta Regional Commission, in consultation with Georgia DOT, has processed schedule adjustments for the widening of highway 155 north of I-75 & the Western Parallel Connector linking Jonesboro Road and Hudson Bridge Road. The projects were... Continue Reading →
The proposed I-75 interchange at Bethlehem Road continues to move forward with the Request for Proposals for design services now available. Moving Henry Forward reported last month that the federal highway administration approved the interchange justification report. The RFP "is requesting non-cost technical proposals [from] qualified firm to prepare the environmental process as well as... Continue Reading →
Plans to construct a new interstate exit at Bethlehem Road have been approved by the federal highway administration. The interchange justification report was approved in only a few months after being submitted for review. The next steps include advancing the project within the Transportation Improvement Program overseen by the Atlanta Regional Commission and placing design... Continue Reading →
The SPLOST V committee met this week at McDonough City Hall. City administrator Keith Dickerson presented an overview of possible city projects and the committee reviewed possible improvements within commission district III. Each city receives a portion of the SPLOST proceeds based on population. Within SPLOST IV, Henry County received 75% of the proceeds and... Continue Reading →
The city of Locust Grove will be using its portion of SPLOST V to focus on transportation. The top priority for the city is to improve the intersection at Bill Gardner Parkway and highway 42. The intersection will be converted into a roundabout. City staff have worked with Georgia DOT to develop the project concept,... Continue Reading →
