Sidewalks are a major goal for the city of McDonough. (city photo) The McDonough city council took another step this week towards improving pedestrian infrastructure within city limits by approving a design contract for sidewalks along highway 155. The $19,900 contract is funded through SPLOST IV. The contract was awarded to Mallett Consulting, Inc. of... Continue Reading →
The long-awaited Campground Road extension, a project twenty years in the making, is scheduled to open to traffic on Tuesday, August 20. The $19 million dollar project has been funded through Henry County SPLOST. Construction for the project was awarded to McCoy Grading, Inc of Greenville, GA in March 2017. The lowest bid was $13,327,208.26... 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 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 →
