County awards $1.82M LMIG contract, approves LRA bridge list and Alvaton Road plan

May 26, 2026

Meriwether County awarded the 2026 LMIG resurfacing contract to C.W. Matthews at $1,823,088 and approved a 2026 LRA project list including Murray, Harman and Beaver Lake bridges; Board discussion included how to fund additional Alvaton Road work through LRA, 2024 LRA remnants, TSPLOST or Fund Balance.

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Meriwether County commissioners awarded the 2026 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) resurfacing contract to C.W. Matthews after EMC opened bids on May 21 and recommended the low bidder. C.W. Matthews submitted the low bid of $1,823,088; other bids ranged higher, with the next-lowest at about $2.08 million.

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