Oconee County Commission Chairman Davis Raised Again Possibility of Daniells Bridge Road Projects

Only two months after the Oconee County Board of Commissioners turned down two Daniells Bridge Road projects after a lengthy discussion, Commission Chairman Melvin Davis earlier this month brought them brought up again for consideration.

Davis made only oblique reference to the two roadway projects in his comments, but Commissioner John Daniell, whose negative vote was key on April 7 when the Board rejected Davis’ push for the roadwork, understood and responded.

Davis told the Board on June 2, before it adopted the county’s Fiscal Year budget, that he hoped the county would do a “transportation study” of the SR 316 and Epps Bridge Parkway corridor in the coming year.

Daniell agreed, saying the study would help the county determine if the Daniells Bridge Road flyover or a flyover of SR 316 at the Oconee Connector “would be the best relief for traffic” in the area.

Davis responded enthusiastically, saying he thought the state might contribute funding for the study.

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Pictured: Davis on June 2.