September 25, 2014
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
County Breaks Ground on Intersection Improvements at SR 81 and Mt. Bethel Road
Regular Meetings October 7th - Canceled October 21st - 6:30 PM Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253
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Officials break ground on SR 81 and Mt. Bethel Rd. intersection improvements. Pictured (l. to r.) are Michael Hill, SPLOST Coordinator, Mario Macrina with Wolverton Engineering, Roque Romero, SPLOST Transportation Director, District I Commissioner Bo Moss, District III Commissioner Gary Barham, Diane Chumbley, historian for Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, Bert Bivens, SPLOST Project Manager, Chae Yi, SPLOST Civil Engineer and citizen Phil Woodall.
Members of the Henry County Board of Commissioners, along with the Henry County SPLOST Department and other officials celebrated a groundbreaking on Thursday, September 18 for intersection improvements to SR 81 and Mt. Bethel Rd in McDonough. The groundbreaking is the beginning of a long-awaited SPLOST road project for the area that will see Mt. Bethel Road realign to Wynn Road and include dedicated right and left turn lanes. The project was awarded to the Conyers firm of Pittman Construction Company in the amount of $1,338,587.10 and
Wolverton Associates is the engineering consulting firm. Construction is expected to be completed by June, 2015. District III Commissioner Gary Barham and District I Commissioner Bo Moss were on hand for the groundbreaking. “This is one of those projects that had been on previous SPLOST lists for some time, and I am very pleased that we were able to expedite this under SPLOST IV and make it a priority for the citizens of Henry County,� said Barham. Commissioner Moss echoed those sentiments and acknowledged the importance of working together. Continued on Page 3 the henry county update
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