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Chattahoochee County approves GDOT maintenance agreement tied to planned Wells Street roundabout
Summary
The county approved a GDOT Right‑of‑Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement that licenses county maintenance of landscaping tied to a planned single‑lane roundabout at SR 1/SR 520 and Wells Street; the agreement requires the county to bear costs and liability for maintenance.
The Chattahoochee County Commission on March 4 approved a Right‑of‑Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation related to 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 board recorded a unanimous vote. The packet from GDOT describes the project and sets out a Detailed Maintenance Work Plan (Exhibit A) that requires the local government to maintain landscaping, pruning, mowing, mulching, herbicide application (with proper licensing), and ADA‑compliant sidewalk/trail repairs in the designated right‑of‑way area, and to bear associated costs and liability. The draft agreement specifies the license to maintain the department’s right‑of‑way for the stated maintenance work and notes that the agreement’s default term is fifty years from the effective date unless terminated earlier.
The GDOT cover letter accompanying the agreement identifies the county project by P.I. No. 0015687 and directs the county to execute the agreement in GDOT’s Contract Authorization Tracking System (CATS) so GDOT can route it for signatures and return a fully executed copy for the county file.
The agreement requires compliance with the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for temporary traffic control, appropriate insurance or self‑insurance certification, and prior coordination with the GDOT district office before significant work or activity that may affect traffic. It also describes the county’s responsibilities if it chooses to terminate maintenance or if the county fails to perform the maintenance work.
Next steps: the county manager’s office is expected to execute the agreement in GDOT’s system and coordinate required notifications and insurance documentation as required by the contract.
