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SPLOST update: road resurfacings, bridges, parks and fire stations moving forward
Summary
County staff told commissioners on June 17 that SPLOST 1 and SPLOST 2 remain on an active construction and planning schedule, citing a $21 million resurfacing contract, bridge repairs including Cedar Grove Road, park renovations, fire-station projects and sidewalk/trail work across the county.
County staff gave a comprehensive status update June 17 on Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax programs (SPLOST 1 and SPLOST 2), outlining work under way on roads, bridges, parks and public-safety facilities.
Chris Kingsbury, the county’s SPLOST presenter, said SPLOST 1 has approximately $453 million in collections to date and that boards previously authorized about $400 million of expenditures. He noted the program is currently completing a series of contracts that include a $21 million resurfacing contract covering the first 300 miles of roads; that contract began this past November and will continue into November 2025.
Kingsbury highlighted several major projects: renovation of the Judicial Center parking deck (roughly $12 million, about $8 million spent so far), the Cedar Grove…
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