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Chattahoochee County approves GDOT right‑of‑way maintenance agreement for planned roundabout
Summary
The county unanimously approved a Right‑of‑Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement with GDOT for P.I. No. 0015687 (SR1/SR520 & CR109/Wells St) that outlines county responsibilities for mowing, pruning, weed control, litter removal and sidewalk upkeep near a proposed single‑lane roundabout.
The Chattahoochee County Commission voted on March 4 to approve a Right‑of‑Way Mowing & Maintenance Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for project P.I. No. 0015687, which lays out maintenance responsibilities for the state right‑of‑way along SR 1/US 27 between mileposts 4.76 and 5.56 and for a proposed single‑lane roundabout at SR 1/ SR 520 and County Road 109/Wells Street.
Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to approve the agreement; Commissioner Gerald Douglas seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The GDOT cover letter (Kimberly W. Nesbitt, State Program Delivery Administrator) requests execution through GDOT’s Contract Authorization Tracking System (CATS) and lists Tahirah Slaughter as the department project manager for follow‑up questions.
The executed agreement grants the county the right to perform specified "MAINTENANCE WORK" on the department’s right‑of‑way subject to written terms. Exhibit A enumerates duties the county will perform at its own expense, including mowing and trimming, pruning to maintain sight lines, weed and invasive species control (pesticide application to be handled by licensed personnel), litter removal, graffiti removal, maintenance or repair of sidewalks and multi‑use trails to ADA standards, and temporary traffic control measures consistent with the Federal MUTCD. The agreement term may run up to 50 years from the effective date but contains termination clauses and reimbursement provisions if GDOT must assume additional inspection or supervision costs.
The commission’s approval authorizes the county to accept the responsibilities and to execute the agreement as provided in GDOT’s packet. The board did not authorize an offsetting county payment; the agreement states the LOCAL GOVERNMENT will bear all costs of maintenance. GDOT’s project plan drawings and planting/landscape details were included in the packet for commission review.
County staff were directed to execute the agreement through GDOT’s CATS system and coordinate any required traffic interruption notices with GDOT’s district office prior to activities that may affect travel lanes.
