Residents hoping to use the

Coweta-Fayette Connector anytime soon will still be waiting.

Fayette County public works

director Lee Hearn said this week the county is still waiting to receive

the last rights of way for the project.

"There's still rights-of-way

outstanding from Planterra Ridge, the Airport Authority and Pathway,"

Hearn said.

Once the rights-of-way are

obtained, Hearn said the county still has to sign contracts from the DOT.

While construction can start after the right of ways are obtained, Heran

does not know how long the process will take.

Last fall, Fayette County Commission

Chairman Greg Dunn jubilantly announced the project had received just

over $1 million in state funds from the Department of Transportation.

Nearly $600,000 of the funds

will go towards the bridge spanning Line Creek, while the rest will help

defray material costs.

The total cost of the connector

is right at $4 million, with Coweta County contributing about $1.79 million,

Hearn said. With the DOT ponying up more than $1 million, Hearn said Fayette's

portion of the road will be a little over $1 million.

The connector offers residents

easy another entry point to Fayette and Coweta counties, and has been

on the county's transportation priority list for many years.

Once everything is signed,

Heran said the construction phase of the project will last about 18 months.