The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted May 2 to commit up to $5.7 million in matching funds for various transportation projects should federal funds be granted through a program announced by the Atlanta Regional Commission.
A plan put together by county staff consists of four road widening projects: Highway 81 east of McDonough to Bethany Road; Rock Quarry Road from Eagle’s Landing Parkway to North Henry Boulevard; an East Atlanta Road/Rock Quarry Road connector; and Jodeco Road from Chambers Road to Hudson Bridge Road.
About half of the money the county would need for matching funds is already available in the SPLOST account. The motion to approve the plan stipulated that the county’s funds would be available as of July 1, 2018. The application for the ARC program must be completed within the next few days. One potential project, a freight cluster plan study, was removed from the application by the commissioners before the vote.
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