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SPLOST 6 annual work plan: county pauses some resurfacing until collections rise
Summary
SPLOST staff presented the first annual work plan for SPLOST 6, reported year-one collections were $61.2 million (county share $41.6 million), identified five district focus road projects, and said resurfacing on 97 additional roads is paused until expected collections increase.
Henry County's SPLOST department presented an annual work plan to the Board of Commissioners on July 7 that lays out priorities and schedules for SPLOST 6 projects and said staff is temporarily pausing the start of resurfacing on a set of roads until additional collections are received.
Clayton Cart (S21), SPLOST senior specialist, said SPLOST 6 collections began in April 2025 and that the program's original collections estimate was $470 million with a county projects portion of $319.6 million. He reported first-year program collections of $61,200,000 and a county share of $41,600,000 (68% of the county portion) and said that pace was 93% of the original year-one estimate.
Staff identified one priority road project in each commission district to advance (for example, Ellis Town Road improvements in District 1 and Keys Ferry Road extension in District 3) and described projects in design, right-of-way and construction phases. Cart said contractors have completed work on 11 roads and that 73 roads need final striping; six roads are in progress. Because collections are lower than initially projected, staff issued a limited stop-work directive preventing contractors from beginning the remaining 97 resurfacing roads until funding improves; the department expects work to resume in spring 2027 when collections are projected to increase.
Commissioners asked for clearer district-level schedules and improved public communication; staff said the full SPLOST annual work plan (with schedules) is part of the meeting packet and pledged follow-up outreach to commissioners and the public.
