The White County Board of Commissioners recently approved the 2023 Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance Improvement Grant project application.
During their meeting last month, Public Works Director Derick Canupp said the state grant would be for $454,373. He recommended a project list estimated at over $2 million, which would require an estimated $1.6 million local contribution.
The costliest item on the list is $526,430 to level and overlay 3.04 miles of Skitts Mountain Road from State Route 254 to the Hall County line. The proposal also includes $467,516 to patch 4 miles of Albert Reid Road from US 129 to Asbestos Road. Other roads to be impacted include Campground, Adair Mill, Arthur Seabolt, and Satterfield.
Commissioners would use local SPLOST funds to meet the county’s portion of the projects.
Canupp advised that with the submission of the application, grant funds would be secured, and the project would be bid out and brought back to the commissioners for final approval. He said, at that time, any necessary adjustments could be made.
