GDOT Gives County Recommendations For Roads And Bikeways

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners has not yet gotten around to appointing its new advisory committee on transportation.

Commission Chair John Daniell, has said, however, that its first order of business will be to review the 282-page report presented to the county by the Georgia Department of Transportation earlier this year.

The report provides a priority ranking for county road projects in three areas: those that will improve the “capacity” of the road, those that will improve the operation of the road, and those that will improve intersections.

The report also list bridges most in need of upgrade and recommends a series of bicycle and pedestrian projects in the county.

Daniell has given no time table for appointment of the advisory committee–which will be a replacement for the disbanded Land Use And Transportation Planning Committee--or for public discussion of the report.

At its meeting on Tuesday night, the Board, in executive session, will consider appointment of members of two other citizen committees.

The Board will select two persons from among the three applicants for the Planning Commission and appointment of five persons from the seven applicants for the Recreational Affairs Committee.

For more on this story, please go to Oconee County Observations.