Road Widening Archives

Photo of Bill Gardner Parkway near SR 155 and T-SPLOST future project road sign (Clayton Carte photo).

Henry County awards transportation design contracts

May 4, 2022 Clayton

Collections for transportation SPLOST in Henry County began on April 1. Now, Henry County has awarded the first contract that transportation SPLOST collections will fund. […]

Photo shows work crews pouring concrete at new bridge on state route 81, August 2021 (Georgia DOT photo).

Georgia DOT Annual Report 2022 shows major projects in design

February 17, 2022 Clayton

Georgia DOT submits an annual report on major projects to the state legislature each January. The report includes all active state DOT projects with estimated […]

Map showing project letting forecast for calendar year 2022 (staff graphic).

Project Letting Forecast 2022 has several Major Projects

January 1, 2022 Clayton

Happy New Year! When a new year starts, so too does an update to Georgia DOTâ€™s project letting forecast. The project letting forecast for 2022 […]

Photo of Jodeco Road with four lanes and a center median (Henry County photo)

Henry County approves 2021 TIP application for federal funds

November 17, 2021 Clayton

Henry County has nominated several road projects to receive federal funds. Local governments in metro Atlanta may submit projects every two years. The projects are […]

Photo of a four-lane road in Georgia with a custom road sign overlay â€œHenry County T-SPLOST November 2, 2021â€ (Georgia DOT photo / Sign Maker by Brendon Strowe)

Voters approve transportation SPLOST in Henry County

November 8, 2021 Clayton

Henry County voters approved transportation SPLOST during the November 2021 election. The new sales tax program will start next year. Proceeds will fund transportation projects […]

Aerial photo of state route 155 at King Mill Road (BHGRE Commercial Metro Brokers photo)

State Route 155 widening adjusted to 2026

September 23, 2021 Clayton

Georgia DOT routinely makes schedule adjustments on projects. In the latest adjustments, construction funding to widen state route 155 has moved from Fiscal Year (FY) […]

Photo along Jonesboro Road at McCullough Road in 2017 (Henry County photo)

Commissioners approve Jonesboro Road resurfacing

August 4, 2021 Clayton

Henry County commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 3. During the meeting, they approved the resurfacing of Jonesboro Road. The project extends between […]

Map shows McDonough and Locust Grove city limits in southern Henry County. The map has three properties outlined in yellow between I-75 and SR 42 north of Bethlehem Road. The Locust Grove council annexed the properties into city limits in July 2021 (Henry County qPublic photo).

Henry Minutes July 22, 2021

July 22, 2021 Clayton

In todayâ€™s Henry Minutes, I cover an annexation in Locust Grove, Henry County called the referendum for transportation SPLOST and the county is accepting design […]

Henry County and Local Cities Approved T-SPLOST Projects Lists

July 7, 2021 Clayton

Transportation SPLOST continues to move closer to appearing on the November 2021 ballot. Henry County commissioners approved the draft intergovernmental agreement on Wednesday, July 7. […]