Peachtree City preps for paving of paths, tunnels, bridges

Peachtree City is already gearing up for the paving projects to be funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax that takes effect July 1. The city is purchasing a dump truck, root cutter and asphalt spreader using $385,000 of funds approved by the city council in mid-May.

The equipment and the crew being hired to use it will repair and resurface roads and multi-use paths. The city’s share of Fayette County’s one-cent sales tax is expected to bring in approximately $45 million over six years; the full list of road and path projects will require about $39 million to complete.