June 22, 2013 • 9am
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Autumn Lake Drive, as well as the installation of a traffic signal and turn lanes for all directions at the intersection. As a result, this project is expected to dramatically improve the safety for all those traveling through this area of McDonough and make it easier to enter Highway 20 / 81 from Phillips Drive.
“ It is so important to the citizens of McDonough and all county residents. This has been a bad intersection. They have had numerous accidents at this intersection, so this is a project that the City and the County is working together on and it’ s so important to everybody,” explained Commissioner Gary Barham.
Touting the project as“ One Henry at work,” McDonough City Councilmen and Commissioners both shared their gratitude for the partnership, which has enabled the project to move forward after being“ on the books” for a number of years. The two entities have an intergovernmental agreement to split the cost of the $ 1.5 million intersection improvement project as follows:
• Henry County: $ 642,580.41
• City of McDonough SPLOST: $ 300,000
• City of McDonough( via LMIG): $ 600,000 *
“ We have been working as a partner on this since 2006, and more particularly, the last six months, to develop a master plan for this intersection, which is probably one of the most serious in Henry County, and certainly for the City of McDonough,” said McDonough Mayor Billy Copeland.“ I
am so excited about this event today. I applaud Terry McMickle, the Chairman of the County Commission, and all the Commissioners for their support for City Officials, who came together for a partnership, and once you have a partnership you have a win-win situation, and that is what we have here today.”
The project was designed by McGee Partners and will be constructed by Southeastern Site Development. It is expected to be complete by early Spring 2014.
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Focus on Transportation Projects
Special guests include Bert Brantley, Deputy Executive Director for the State Road & Tollway Authority, McDonough Councilwoman Sandra Vincent,
Roque Romero, Henry County SPLOST Transportation Director and Terry
McMickle, Henry County Public Works Division Director.
June 22, 2013 • 9am
Cross Road Christian Church 5365 North Henry Blvd. in Stockbridge
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