On Tuesday, August 26, Commissioners unanimously approved hiring Professional Paving Services, LLC to manage another package of road paving and resurfacing. This is part of the Paving the Way program and the second package of roads of the 36.18 total miles that were put out for bid in July.

“In two weeks, we’ve awarded contracts to repave nearly 20 miles, and that work is set to begin very soon,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “But we’re not stopping there; the next rounds are already being prepared to receive the same treatment and improvements.”

Out of the ten responses to the RFP, local business Professional Paving Services, LLC’s bid met the guidelines and came in with the lowest price. This contract is for $1,985,581.70, which comes from the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Local Road Assistance administration that is part of the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant program. It does not require a local match.

Work on these 49 segments of road totaling 8.83 miles (listed below) should begin in the next couple of weeks. Additional sections of road may be added later once the final costs are determined.

Roads for this round were selected through a Roadbotics study of all 1,100 miles of county-owned, paved roads that ranked them 1-5, with 5 being the worst. With these 36.18 miles of roads repaved, nearly all roads rated 3 and above will have been touched.

Earlier this year all 1,100 miles were rescanned by StreetScan, ranking them 1-100, and giving the county a more comprehensive understanding of the need. From that rating, a set of criteria was applied and 459 roads totaling almost 130 miles and $44 million were identified for the next rounds.

“We identified the worst roads in our community and are focusing first on them, as well as roads that are heavily traveled every day,” says Mayor Miler. “There isn’t a part of our county that won’t have major improvements for daily travel.”

At the Commission Meeting on August 5, Mayor Miller presented the list and let the Commission know funding would come from the General Fund, LMIG, and SPLOST. Macon-Bibb is currently grouping those roads by proximity and preparing those groupings to be put out to bid.

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. Between 2020 and now, the County repaved 45.539 miles of road.

Road Name From-To Length (Mile)

Maplewood Dr. S. Stratford Oaks Dr. – N. Stratford Oaks Dr. 0.06

Maplewood Dr. S. Beechwood Dr. – Leo Place 0.06

Maplewood Dr. S. Beechwood Dr. – N. Stratford Oaks Dr. 0.07

N.Stratford Oaks Dr. Maplewood Dr. – S. Stratford Oaks Dr. 0.12

Rivoli Oaks Circle Rivoli Oaks Dr. – Rivoli Oaks Dr. 0.26

S. Stratford Oaks Dr. N. Stratford Oaks Dr. – Maplewood Dr. 0.12

Madison Madison North Dr – Madison South Dr. 0.02

Madison Madison South Dr. – Madison North Dr. 0.03

1st. Street Liberty St. – North Dead End 0.01

1st. Street Liberty St. – Bright St. 0.04

Hydrolia St. Church St. – Main St. 0.04

Main St. Main St. – Hydrolia St. 0.03

Main St. Clinton St. – Schell Ave. 0.05

Main St. Hydrolia St. – Garden St. 0.05

Main St. Hydrolia St. – Schell Ave. 0.04

South Avondale Circle Hamlin Dr. – Home Ave. 0.16

South Avondale Circle Hawkinsville Rd. – Driveway 0.08

South Avondale Circle Driveway – Driveway 0.05

South Avondale Circle Driveway – Hamlin Dr. 0.04

High Oak Dr. Shirley Court – Cul-De-Sac 0.19

Pine Valley Dr. West Oak Dr. – No Name Road 0.25

Plantation Way Peake Rd. N. – Plant. Centre Dr. N. 0.32

Lamar Rd. Chambliss Dr. – Colaparchee Rd. 0.48

Old Forsyth Rd. Forsyth Rd. – LaGrange Place 0.25

Peake Rd. Tucker Rd. – I-475 Bridge 1.14

West Hickory Ct. Two Oak Dr – Cul-De-Sac 0.07

Elpis St. Lilly Ave. – Pansy Ave. 0.09

Iris St. Poppy Ave. – Blossom Ave. 0.04

Zinnia St. Pansy Ave. – East Dead End 0.18

Straight St. Key St. – Woodard Ave. 0.09

May Ave. Zinnia St. – Bluebell St. 0.05

Blossom Ave. Blue Bell St. – Zinnia St. 0.04

Blossom Ave. Daffodil St. – 226 Feet North 0.04

Pansy Ave. Zinnia St. – Crocus St. 0.05

Columbus Road College Crossing Dr. – I-475 Bridge 0.58

Columbus Road I-475 Bridge – Robinson Dr. 0.92

Old Skipper Road Skipper Rd. – Dead End Fence 0.30

Ridge Court Timber Ridge Dr. – West Cul-De-Sac 0.10

Timber Ridge Dr. Hartley Bridge Rd. – White Pine Ct. 0.20

Timber Ridge Dr. White Pine Ct. – Ridge Ct. 0.08

Timber Ridge Dr. Ridge Ct. – Forest Pine Ct. 0.09

Timber Ridge Dr. Forest Pine Ct. – Old Oak Rd. 0.09

Stewarts Lane College St. – Madison St. 0.10

Williams Lane College St. – Madison St. Lane 0.05

Williams Lane Madison St. – Dr. Betty Tolbert Way 0.05

Brinwood Dr. Greenbriar Rd. – Greenbriar Rd. East 0.20

Meadowbrook Dr. Vallie Dr. – Meadowbrook Dr. 0.04

Nisbet Drive Chambers Rd . – Reynolds Dr. 1.35

Thomas Place Fairburn Ave. – Napier Ave. 0.16