The McDonough council has approved three contracts for road resurfacing in various Avalon subdivisions. The contracts will be paid for by SPLOST V at a cost of $2.36 million.
McDonough Road Resurfacing in Avalon
The city of McDonough accepted construction bids in May 2025 for road resurfacing. The city separated the work into three contracts. CW Matthews Contracting Co. of Marietta, GA was the lowest bidder on each contract. The city council approved the contracts at their May 19 meeting.
The table below provides a summary of each contract:
Subdivision(s) Road Length Cost Contract 1 Park Place at Avalon
Wildwood at Avalon4.326 miles $1,075,869.91 Contract 2 Parkside at Avalon
South Point Blvd3.178 miles $709,995.55 Contract 3 Cottages at Avalon 2.24 miles $569,830.67 Total 9.744 miles ??$2,355,696.13
Contract 2 includes South Point Blvd from State Route 20 to State Route 81, in addition to the Parkside at Avalon subdivision.
CW Matthews will have 90 days to complete the projects. The ninety days begins when the city issues the notice to proceed for work to start.
Altogether, the work will cost the city $2.356 million. This equates to a cost per mile of $242 thousand. Subdivisions streets cost less to resurface than compared to major roads. This is based on several factors such as traffic control requirements, lane width and asphalt depth.
McDonough is using SPLOST V funds to pay for the work. SPLOST V collections ran from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2025. The latest program, SPLOST VI, began collections on April 1, 2025.
Henry County Road Resurfacing
The county has several upcoming resurfacing contracts. Below is a brief summary and current status for each project:
- Major Roads / 2025 Contract 1 – six roads or 21 miles. Cost: $15.9 million; status: construction bid awarded on May 6, 2025.
- Districts 1 and 5 / 2025 Contract 2 – 79 roads or 33 miles. Cost: $14 million; status: bids closed on May 14.
- Districts 2, 3 and 4 / 2025 Contract 3 – 103 roads or 31 miles. Cost: TBD; status: bids close on May 21.
- Local Roads Grant / 2025 Contract 4 – BOC approval of roads list scheduled for May 28.
Featured image shows a map of the Avalon subdivisions road resurfacing within the city of McDonough. Clayton Carte / The Henry Reporter map created with Google MyMaps.
