State Borrows Money To Award Contract For Mars Hill Road Project In Oconee County

By Lee Becker

The Georgia Department of Transportation sent out a news release on Tuesday announcing that it had awarded the contract for the widening and reconstruction of Mars Hill Road to G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. of Auburn, Ga.

The announcement was not a surprise, as G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. was the low bidder among the four companies that had submitted bids. It also had received the contract for the work on the Oconee Connector Extension back in 2009.

What was new in the GDOT press release was a statement from Athens real estate broker Jamie Boswell, who represents Oconee County on the Georgia State Transportation Board, thanking the Board for borrowing the money to move forward with the project.

“Advancing this project through the use of state funds means that the citizens that use this busy roadway will not have to wait any longer for work to begin on the much needed improvements and widening of the corridor,” Boswell is quoted in the news release as saying.

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

http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2014/08/state-borrows-money-to-award-contract.html