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Chattahoochee County approves GDOT maintenance agreement for planned roundabout at SR 1/SR 520 and Wells Street
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Chattahoochee County Commission unanimously approved a Right‑of‑Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for Project P.I. 0015687, which installs a roundabout at SR 1/SR 520 and County Road 109/Wells Street and assigns specific maintenance responsibilities to the county.
The Chattahoochee County Board of Commissioners on March 4 voted unanimously to approve a Right‑of‑Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation tied to Project P.I. No. 0015687, a planned single‑lane roundabout at the intersection of State Route 1/State Route 520 and County Road 109/Wells Street.
Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to approve the agreement; Commissioner Gerald Douglas seconded and the vote was unanimous. Chairman Charles Coffey presided over the meeting.
Under the agreement the county is authorized to perform specified maintenance work within GDOT right‑of‑way for the corridor described in the project documents. The contract text attached to the meeting packet specifies a Detailed Maintenance Work Plan that requires adherence to the Federal Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for temporary traffic control, insurance coverage or self‑insurance, pesticide licensing for herbicide use, and standards for pruning, mowing, weeding, litter removal and sidewalk/ADA repairs. The agreement states the county will bear all costs and liability for the maintenance work it elects to perform and runs for a term of fifty years from the effective date unless terminated earlier.
The agreement also allows the county to hire third parties to perform maintenance provided a separate contract is executed and the county remains responsible for contractor oversight and liability. For major activities that could interrupt traffic or pedestrian flow the county must notify the GDOT district office and submit a traffic interruption report for approval before work begins.
The county's vote authorizes the county manager and clerk to execute whatever local paperwork is required to comply with the memorandum of agreement and to coordinate with GDOT. The GDOT project cover letter included in the packet identifies Tahirah Slaughter as the GDOT project manager and Kimberly W. Nesbitt as the GDOT State Program Delivery Administrator on the project documents.
What happens next: the executed agreement will be returned to GDOT for signature and the county will receive a fully executed copy for its project file. The contract places ongoing maintenance obligations on the county and requires periodic compliance with state and federal standards while leaving initial construction and design to GDOT.
