The Henry County Board of Commissioners added nearly $3 million to the budget for the Campground Road extension project and approved a $13.3 million construction bid recently.
It has been 15 years since the project first was placed on the drawing board. The original budget of $5.3 million has increased significantly because of the time that has lapsed, according to county staff. The board approved a $2.9 million budget amendment for utility relocation and construction, transferring funds from other SPLOST projects that are either already completed or put on hold.
The road extension was placed on the back burner several years ago when SPLOST collections fell far short of expectations and repeated efforts to coordinate with the Georgia Department of Transportation as well as Norfolk Southern on a bridge over the railroad tracks also lengthened the time required to get the project moving. The original scope of work has not changed, according to county staff.
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