The McDonough city council approved a construction contract earlier this week for a new roundabout to be located on Postmaster Drive at the entrance to McDonough Middle School. The project will greatly improve traffic flow over the existing three way stop at the intersection. Two bids were received for the project. The low bid was... Continue Reading →
Henry County approved a construction contract earlier this week to install a traffic light at the intersection of Simpson Mill Road and Hampton-Locust Grove Road in the Luella area. The new traffic light is funded through SPLOST IV dollars. Six bids were received and reviewed for the project. The lowest bid was awarded to CMES,... 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 a contract with Harris Corporation to provide increased coverage for public safety radios through the implementation of LTE coverage. The new module will allow public safety personnel to utilize the Verizon cellular network for communications when outside of the existing radio coverage. Public safety personnel travel outside of... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council has awarded the bid to construct a new bandstand/ pavilion at Avalon Park to Renfroe Construction Company, LLC of Macon, GA. The contract represents one of the city's final stages in expanding Avalon Park located on Industrial Parkway. The project has been funded with SPLOST IV dollars. The new bandstand will... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Commissioners have approved a contract to hire Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. of Atlanta, GA to design an intersection improvement project at Mill Road and Mt Carmel Road in commission district II. The project is an approved SPLOST IV improvement. The county received proposals from twelve companies for the design work. After staff... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners has approved a construction contract for intersection improvements at Campground Road and SR 155. The project is funded through SPLOST IV and located within commission district III. Improvements will consist of one additional turn lane on each approach, and converting Campground Court into right in / right out access.... Continue Reading →
Moving Henry Forward is previewing what we can expect in 2019. The SPLOST IV program, approved by voters in November 2013, will enter its final full year of collections. The program ends on March 31, 2020. The program is expected to collect $190 million over a six year span. From that, $142.5 million (75%) is... Continue Reading →
The light will not be activated until the first week of January, weather permitting. An unexpected delay has occurred involving the lane striping and necessary stop bars. The long-awaited traffic signal at McDonough Parkway and SR 20 / 81 activates Tuesday, December 18, 2018. This project has been completed thanks to collaboration between Georgia DOT,... Continue Reading →
