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Elbert County adopts 2025 road construction standards to reflect rural practice
Summary
The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners adopted an updated 2025 edition of the county’s Construction Standards and Specifications to correct outdated requirements, align tables and text for rural collectors, and update references such as the Mile High Flood District. The measure passed unanimously at the Jan. 7 special meeting.
Elbert County commissioners adopted a revised 2025 edition of the county’s Construction Standards and Specifications for road and bridge work during a special meeting on Jan. 7, 2025.
County Engineer Dale Gillen told the board the update corrects formatting and spelling errors, clarifies language and brings the standards into alignment with actual construction practice in the county. “A lot of stuff was outdated,” Gillen said, and the revision updates references, tables and text so they “reflect what we’re actually building out there.”
The nut graf: The update replaces a 2019 edition and focuses on rural road practices used in Elbert County — for example, adjusting tables for rural collectors, clarifying cul-de-sac lengths to match subdivision standards, and removing urban features such as sidewalks and center medians that the county does not typically construct. Gillen said sections 1, 2, 3 and 7 received the most changes.
In the discussion, commissioners said the revision should reduce confusion for designers and contractors by aligning the standards with current engineering practice and regional guidelines for compaction, asphalt and concrete. The update also adds references to regional drainage authorities, including the Mile High Flood District, and harmonizes the document with existing county development regulations.
The board voted to adopt the 2025 edition as presented. The motion carried with all commissioners voting in favor.
The document will guide how new rural collectors and other county roads are designed and built; commissioners said clarifying the standards should smooth review and construction processes going forward.
