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Chattahoochee County approves GDOT maintenance agreement for US‑27/Wells Street roundabout
Summary
The Chattahoochee County Commission on March 4 unanimously approved a Georgia Department of Transportation right‑of‑way mowing and maintenance agreement for P.I. No. 0015687, making the county responsible for routine landscaping and sidewalk maintenance around a planned single‑lane roundabout at SR 1/ SR 520 and Wells Street.
The Chattahoochee County Commission unanimously approved a right‑of‑way mowing and maintenance agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for project P.I. No. 0015687, the intersection improvement that will include a single‑lane roundabout at SR 1/SR 520 and County Road 109 (Wells Street).
Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to approve the GDOT agreement; Commissioner Gerald Douglas seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. The approval was recorded at the commission’s March 4 regular meeting.
Under the executed agreement, GDOT grants the local government the right to perform specified maintenance activities within the department’s right‑of‑way for the project limits. Exhibit A of the agreement details the county’s responsibilities, which include routine watering, pruning, weed control, litter removal, mowing and trimming, and repair or maintenance of any installed sidewalks or pavers to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The agreement requires the county to follow the Federal Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for any temporary traffic control and to avoid unduly interfering with traffic when moving equipment or materials across traveled ways.
The agreement also places liability for the maintenance work with the local government: Chattahoochee County must bear costs and liability for maintenance and any third parties it hires must meet the agreement’s insurance and supervision requirements. The document contemplates a long duration for the license to maintain (the agreement references a multi‑decade term) and specifies that the department is not granting ownership or title to the right‑of‑way—only authorization to conduct maintenance as described.
County officials did not identify a dollar figure to be paid by GDOT to the county; the agreement expressly states that GDOT will not compensate the county for the maintenance work and that the county is responsible for costs. The agreement also states that should the county fail to perform, the department may require removal or restoration of plantings and other non‑standard elements and could terminate the license.
Chairman Charles Coffey read the meeting minutes recording the approval and later confirmed the county attorney will support planning and zoning as needed when GDOT or construction timelines require coordination. Because the approval was unanimous, the county can proceed with the paperwork required by GDOT for execution in the Department’s Contract Authorization Tracking System (CATS).
