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Transportation trust fund: county engineers seek financing for $5.31 million of road and culvert work
Summary
Public works director Shane Parker outlined a prioritized list of resurfacing, culvert and bridge projects, requested a $2 million county infusion and presented a $5.31 million project total that would require financing to fully proceed.
Shane Parker, Henry County public works director, told commissioners Aug. 26 that a set of high-priority road, culvert and bridge projects in the Transportation Trust Fund will exceed current available funding and that county support or borrowing will be required to move them to construction. "It's a total of 5,310,000.00," Parker said when describing the package of projects he would like to pursue, then detailed how phasing and financing choices affect which work can be done.
Key projects and estimated costs Parker cited included an $800,000 shortfall to complete Henry Isles Boulevard construction, roughly $1,000,000 for culvert replacements tied to Northeast Eucalyptus crossings, $650,000 to resurface 7 K Estates, and $1,200,000 for Fort Denote Acres. He also listed a $310,000 design need to position County Road 78 for future construction funding, and a…
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