Watkinsville Awarded State Grant To Make Harden Hill Road More Pedestrian Friendly

The State Road and Tollway Authority has awarded Watkinsville a grant of $298,800 for the construction of sidewalks and other improvements to Harden Hill Road.

The sidewalks will connect the city’s newly developed Watkinsville Woods city park and be linked to the city’s other sidewalk network that ties pedestrian traffic to Harris Shoals Park, the city’s community center and the new Extra Special People complex.

The construction will include curbs and gutters, signage improvements, re-striping and, where space allows, landscaping.

The city will provide $509,700 in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenue for the $908,100 project.

For more on the story, including a video of the Watkinsville City Council meeting of last week, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Harden Hill Road at Main Street.