On Monday, May 12, Mayor Lester Miller and Commissioners announced their commitment a historic investment in road improvements.

“For too many years, there were never enough funds made available to care for our aging infrastructure, leading to potholes, sinkholes, collapses along the sides, and failing pavement,” said Mayor Miller. “Now, thanks to the SPLOST, the Commission and I intend to allocate an historic $50 million toward making that right.”

In order to get as much work done quickly, Mayor Miller and his administration encourage contractors and subcontractors to sign up and do business with the County. Those interested in these projects, should reach out to the Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA). You can learn more about OSBA by clicking here.

In March 2025, the voters of Macon-Bibb County approved the renewal of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), which means 50 million dollars can be made available for the next phase of Paving the Way – the county’s road repair, maintenance, and restriping program – with even more coming from the General Fund and state Local Maintenance & Improvement Grants (LMIG). In the first round of Paving the Way, nearly $15 million was allocated from the general fund, SPLOST, and LMIG. The amount allocated in the first round was already nearly five times more than used in previous years.

“While waiting on the next SPLOST, our work continues. We’re excited to see that in just a few weeks, a portion of Goodall Mill Road from Houston Road to Sardis Church Road, a distance of about 1.6 miles, will be repaved.”

To prepare for the next phase of Paving the Way and historic funding levels, the county has completed a scan of more than 1,100 county-owned paved roads to rate their condition and determine which are the worst and should be addressed first. That data is expected back in June.

“Since we began the Paving the Way program, we have used a data-driven approach to fix the worst roads first, and we are about to have a re-evaluation of all our roads to help prioritize and speed up that process,” added Mayor Miller. “This amount of effort will take the work of many crews and companies, and we will be discussing Monday how we are going to make that happen.”