Council concurs with GDOT redesignation plan for State Road 53 alignments

Aug 3, 2026

Staff presented a GDOT map showing a new alignment for State Road 53 Business East/West through Jasper; council authorized the mayor and city manager to sign documents conveying concurrence with the redesignation and minor right‑of‑way changes.

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City staff displayed a map showing proposed changes to alignments and maintenance responsibility for State Road 53 through Jasper, including reclassification of Spring Street and sections of Church Street as GDOT-maintained corridors and a new alignment across previously undeveloped property. Staff asked council to authorize the mayor and city manager to sign any documents required by GDOT to implement the redesignation.

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