On Friday, August 7, 2020, Macon-Bibb County held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to open the Second Street Corridor Connect, a major infrastructure project that provides the connection between different areas of the community’s urban core. The event was held at the top of the Connector, showing the view of Downtown. The road opened to cars, cyclists, walkers, and runners later in the day.

Speakers at the event included  Mayor Robert Reichert, District 2 Commissioner Larry Schlesinger, Mercer University President Dr. Bill Underwood, SPLOST Advisory Chair Theron Ussery, Bike Walk Macon, Sheridan Construction President & CEO Christy Kovac, Bike Walk Macon Executive Director Rachel Umana. You can watch the event here:

Second Street Corridor Connector Ribbon-Cutting from MaconBibbTV on Vimeo.

“We have been working on this connection for many years, and I’m delighted that we get to celebrate the connection we identified as being a major part of our Downtown’s and surrounding neighborhood’s revitalization,” says Mayor Reichert. “We are bringing our neighborhoods, shops, restaurants, government services, and entertainment district closer together with a bikeable, walkable, and safe corridor.”