Oconee County Commissioners Being Asked to Pay Between $30,000 And $60,000 For SR 316 Study

Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis is asking his fellow commissioners tomorrow (Tuesday) night to spend between $30,000 and $60,000 on a study to justify widening Daniells Bridge Road and building a flyover of that road to the Oconee Connector at Home Depot.

The exact cost of the study isn’t known because county Public Works Director Emil Beshara has not yet released the three bids received.

The county informed the three firms in a pre-bid meeting that the county expected to spend the $30,000 to $60,000 on the project, Beshara said, setting the rough parameters for the study costs.

Beshara said cost will not be the deciding factor in making a decision among the three bidders.

“This is a qualifications based process,” Beshara said, “and the cost is a minor component.”

Davis is retiring at the end of December, and this is his attempt to get the study underway before he leaves office.

For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Schematic for steps in the study.