Peachtree City, county to jointly design Huddleston Road path and sewer under SPLOST program

Peachtree City and the Fayette County Water and Sewer Authority are moving forward with a joint Huddleston Road project that will combine sewer improvements for industrial parcels with a multi‑use path and roadway work, city staff told the May 8 work session.

The two agencies plan to split responsibilities: the Water and Sewer Authority will fund and design the sewer work while Peachtree City will fund roadway and path elements using SPLOST funds. Staff said the goal is to coordinate utilities and minimize repeated excavation by combining utility relocations with new construction.

City Engineer Dave Borkowski said the first step was selecting a design consultant; five firms submitted proposals and the city is preparing a shortlist. Staff will open price proposals for the top firms and expects to return to council at the June council meetings with a recommendation for contract award.

Borkowski said the consultant will perform subsurface utility engineering (SUE) to identify existing utilities, evaluate which utilities must be relocated and recommend the preferred side of the road for the multi‑use path; minimizing right‑of‑way acquisition will be part of the scope. He also said stormwater design and coordination with utilities (water, fiber, gas, electric) are integral to the work.

No construction contracts were awarded at the work session; staff emphasized that design selection and utility coordination are the current priorities and that further details—alignment, right‑of‑way needs and stormwater routing—will be developed by the consultant and returned to council.