The Fayetteville City Council

has committed to relocating utilities along Ga. Highway 85 south when

the road is eventually widened by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The widening project, which

would be from Grady Avenue and Bernhard Road is scheduled for the 2011

to 2015 time frame in the county's transportation plan. The cost

is estimated currently at $175,000 but city officials plan on the cost

being higher by the time the project comes to fruition.

Much of the widening will be

in the county's jurisdiction and so the county commission will be

responsible for funding those utility relocations.

The overall estimated cost

for widening the 5.7-mile segment is roughly $8 million.

The city council agreed unanimously

to enter the agreement with the DOT at its regular meeting last week.

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