A road realignment project designed to straighten a curve on Howard Road in east Coweta to accommodate vehicles traveling at 35 miles per hour was approved Dec. 16 by the Coweta County Commission.
A portion of the road is situated in Senoia while the road section nearest to Ga. Highway 16 is situated in unincorporated Coweta County.
County Director of Transportation and Engineering Tod Handley said Howard Road serves as the primary employee and truck access for the Winpak plant in Senoia.
One section of Howard Road contains a horizontal curve that does not currently meet the design requirements for a 25 miles per hour roadway and trucks traveling through this section have difficulty maintaining their lane of travel, Handley said.
Handley said the project will include the realignment of the substandard horizontal curve to meet a minimum design speed of 35miles per hour and a culvert design for a stream crossing that also occurs in this section of roadway.
The project will begin approximately 1,600 feet north of Hwy. 16 and end approximately 500 feet north of Cumberland Trail.
Commissioners approved the low bid of $45,645 submitted by American Engineers. The high bid of $88,820 came from McGee Partners.
The project will be funded by SPLOST (special purpose local option sales tax) revenues.
Handley said the project is expected to begin in June and be completed in September.
