Dawson County proposes adding two intersection improvements to SPLOST safety line item

Dawson County Public Works Director Robert Drury asked the Board on July 3 to consider adding two intersection improvement projects — Jules Slayton Road and A.T. Moore Road at State Route 9 South — to the county's Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) program's roadway safety and improvements line item.

Drury said the Jules Slayton intersection approaches at an acute angle and should be realigned toward a 90-degree configuration. He described A.T. Moore as more complex because the Georgia Department of Transportation has a contractor building a roundabout at a nearby Bannister intersection; the county would need to ensure any changes integrate with DOT's roundabout plans. Drury requested funds for survey work, a general plan and scope; he said staff will pursue coordination and potential partnership with GDOT.

Commissioners heard the presentation and thanked Drury; no vote on adding the projects was recorded in the transcript segment provided.