Fayette County Commission Chairman

Greg Dunn walked away from last week's Atlanta Regional Commission meeting

with a smile on his face.

Dunn voted for the planning

agency's Transportation Improvement Program for the next two years, which

will funnel more than $15 million to the county for road and transportation

projects.

"I could finally vote

to support the transportation projects," Dunn said at last Thursday's

County Commission meeting.

The biggest Fayette projects

in the ARC plan include the widening of Ga. Highway 54 to the Coweta County

line, which should greatly improve traffic in that area, Dunn said.

Another project is the widening

of Ga. Highway 74 south. The county will get $5 million for the project,

which will aid in acquiring right-of-way.

Other projects include:

A new bridge at Morning Creek

at Ga. Highway 85.

Bicycle paths along Redwine

Road.

Improvements at the intersection

of Huddleston Drive and Dividend Drive.

"Last year, we had $56,000

in the TIP, so this is a big improvement," Dunn said.

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