It's going

to be a busy summer on the byways of Coweta County.

County

Commission Chairman Vernon Hunter met with Georgia

Department of Transportation officials and received

commitments on a number of road projects in Coweta

County.

The

projects include:

A contract adjustment for

improvements at the intersection of North Airport Road

and U.S. Highway 29. The contract adjustment will fulfill

a DOT commitment to provide participation totaling

$200,000 on this project.

A DOT county contract for

paving on Norton Road.

Inclusion of the remaining

portion of Old Corinth Road in the next LARP program. A

portion of Old Corinth had already been approved for

paving by DOT.

Approximately $400,000 in

additional assistance under the LARP program for paving

of county roads.

A commitment to preliminary

plans and estimates on paving of Jim Carmichael Road,

Daniel Road and North Alexander Creek Road.

Pine Road improvements at

the new fairgrounds project.

Coweta County has agreed to

prepare plans for a new alignment of the intersection of

Orr Road, Poplar Road and Ga. Highway 16 east. Once those

plans are completed, they will be turned over to DOT for

estimates. DOT has agreed to provide assistance with the

needed intersection improvements as well as with the

costs involved with the installation of a traffic signal.

In a status

report on intersection improvement plans for Amlajack

Boulevard at Ga. Highway 34 east and Herring Road at Hwy.

34 east, Hunter noted that plans on both projects are

currently at the DOT district office in Thomaston for

estimates. Once the estimates are completed the paperwork

will go to DOT in Atlanta to determine the degree of

participation by DOT in those projects.