The widening

of Lower Fayetteville Road was thrown into question Tuesday as the Coweta

County Commission questioned the wisdom of the action.

The county

is slated to get $6 million in funds from the Georgia Regional Transportation

Authority to fix and widen the road. The funds are part of the $10 million

the county is getting from the transportation superagency in agreement

for allowing express buses to run from the county to the airport.

With the road

becoming the hot spot for growth in the eastern part of the county, the

County Commission agreed curves needed straightening. But widening?

"I just

don't see what good adding two feet to each side of the road is going

to do," said Commission Chairman Leigh Schlumper.

Commissioner

Robert Wood also questioned whether it would add to the safety aspect

of the road and Sheriff Mike Yeager was quick with an answer.

"There

are some places on that road that if you go off the road, you're in a

creek because there are no guardrails," he said.

Yeager said

two feet makes a huge difference in safety conditions on the road since

it would allow drivers a little leeway if they veer off the road.

Instead of

turning down the request to prepare engineering documents for the road,

the County Commission decided to table the issue for two weeks until they

received further information about the project.