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Chattahoochee County approves GDOT right-of-way maintenance agreement for planned roundabout
Summary
The Chattahoochee County Commission unanimously approved a Right-of-Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement with GDOT tied to a planned roundabout at SR 1/SR 520 and Wells Street, authorizing the county to perform and bear costs for long-term upkeep within the project limits.
The Chattahoochee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously March 4 to approve a Right-of-Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for project PI No. 0015687, which will install a single‑lane roundabout at the intersection of State Route 1/State Route 520 and County Road 109 (Wells Street).
The agreement, provided to the commission by GDOT staff in a February 21 letter, authorizes the county to perform maintenance activities within the department's right-of-way between mileposts 4.76 and 5.56. The county will be responsible for tasks described in the agreement's Exhibit A — including watering, pruning, weed control, mowing and litter removal — and must comply with MUTCD standards for temporary traffic control when work affects traffic. GDOT's letter identified the agency project manager and directed the county to execute the agreement in GDOT's Contract Authorization Tracking System (CATS).
Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to approve the agreement; Commissioner Gerald Douglas seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The motion recorded in the minutes did not specify additional conditions.
The GDOT materials attached to the agenda include a 50-year maintenance authorization, minimum insurance requirements for any contractor performing work, and a clause that the county must notify the appropriate GDOT district for activities that may interfere with traffic and submit a traffic interruption report form for approval. The agreement also states the county will bear costs and liability for maintenance work and that any third-party contractor must meet the same insurance and operational requirements.
The commission's approval clears one administrative step in the project's delivery. GDOT's letter, signed by a state program delivery administrator, noted that once the county executes the agreement in CATS the department will route it for GDOT signatures and forward a fully executed copy to the county for its project file. The minutes show no schedule for construction or a GDOT start date; funding and construction sequencing were not specified in the record.
Next steps identified in the documents provided to the commission include the county executing the agreement in CATS and coordinating any traffic-interrupting maintenance with GDOT's district office.
