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Hart County commissioners approve road‑striping priority list after debate over white‑line policy
Summary
The board approved a prioritized plan for road striping and rumble strips funded from a budgeted allocation, after discussion about safety, MUTCD traffic-count requirements, and whether to add white centerlines countywide.
The Hart County Board of Commissioners voted to proceed with a prioritized road‑striping and rumble‑strip program on Feb. 11, approving the road superintendent’s recommended list and authorizing bidding on the priority items.
Commissioners debated whether to include white centerlines countywide or restrict striping to roads that meet the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) traffic‑count thresholds. One commissioner urged strict adherence to MUTCD traffic‑count standards; another proposed adding white lines on roads with posted speed limits. That amendment was discussed but the final motion approved the superintendent’s priority list as written.
The board said roughly $501,000 was budgeted for striping and related work; county staff identified about $98,000 of the total as rumble‑strip costs and estimated adding certain changes could extend coverage by roughly 16 additional miles depending on stripe type. Commissioners emphasized they lack traffic counts for some roads and noted that white centerlines typically require higher average daily traffic thresholds under MUTCD guidance.
After discussion the board directed staff to bid the priority list and to return with the bid results and recommendations. One commissioner recorded a formal opposition on the record, and the board’s roll-call on the motion was recorded as a majority in favor; the transcript records the vote as 3–2 in favor of proceeding with the priority list.
Commissioners said the goal is to use the current funding to address roads with the most immediate safety or visibility concerns and to add more roads if bids come in under estimates. County staff will prepare the bid packages and provide traffic‑count information and cost comparisons when the county returns with recommendations.
The motion as recorded authorized the county to proceed with the priority list and to bid the work; boards and staff will revisit scope if bids allow expansion.
