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Commissioners pledge $2 million toward SR‑47/Highway 221 widening study; allocate funds for Hereford Farm Road right‑of‑way
Summary
Columbia County approved a letter of support and a conditional $2,000,000 county match for the State Route 47/Highway 221 widening project and approved payments totaling $41,400 to acquire right‑of‑way for the Hereford Farm Road widening project.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on April 1 voted to send a letter of support to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for a corridor widening of State Route 47/Highway 221 from Appling to Harlem and to provide $2,000,000 in county funds as a local match if GDOT approves and funds the project.
County staff said the project is at a preliminary stage: no scoping or termini are finalized and…
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