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Board authorizes grant and right‑of‑way applications for Brown Bridge, Fairview and buys culvert pipe
Summary
Newton County authorized a $2M GDOT project framework for Brown Bridge preliminary engineering, applied for ~$4.88M in right‑of‑way funds for Brown Bridge and $1.275M for Fairview Road multi‑use trail, and approved a $150,000 culvert pipe purchase; public commenters urged a traffic signal at Brownbridge/Jack Neely.
Public Works staff told the Newton County Board of Commissioners on March 17 that they had several near-term transportation funding actions requiring board authorization.
First, the board authorized the county chair to sign a project framework agreement with GDOT to accept a $2 million grant for the preliminary (plenary) engineering phase of Brown Bridge Road improvements.
Staff also requested board approval to submit…
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