Politics & Government
Oconee County Commissioners Accept State Agreement For Jimmy Daniell Road But Delay Action On Daniells Bridge Road
Commissioners followed the lead of Chairman Melvin Davis and put off until later discussion of two Daniells Bridge Road projects.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement with the state Department of Transportation to go forward with widening of Jimmy Daniell Road Tuesday night but postponed action on two projects on Daniells Bridge Road.
The Board made no actual decision on what it will do to Jimmy Daniell Road, with construction of center turn and deceleration lanes one possibility and construction of four lanes, a new bridge over McNutt Creek and reconfiguration to meet with the roadway in Athens-Clarke County another.
BOC Chairman Melvin Davis told the commissioners at the beginning of the discussion that he “had some conversations yesterday and today with GDOT officials” and recommended that they take no action on the two Daniells Bridge Road projects.
The widening of Daniells Bridge Road from Chestnut Hill Road to Hog Mountain Road and construction of an extension of Daniells Bridge Road to fly over SR Loop 10 to meet up with the stub of the Oconee Connector at Home Depot likely will be on the agenda early next year.
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