Contractor, Funding Identified for Next Groups of Paving the Way Roads
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
At a meeting on March 18, Mayor Lester Miller recommended and the Commission approved Professional Paving Services for another round of repaving some of the worst roads in Macon-Bibb County. They also approved additional roads for repaving and accepted state funding for the work.
Professional Paving was approved to repave 1.01 miles of Clinton Road, 1.84 miles of Upper River Road, 1.67 miles of Riggins Mill Road, and 0.97 miles of Millerfield Road, for a total of 5.49 miles. The contract is for $1,231,636.36 and is paid for with funds from the voter-approved 2025 SPLOST.
The Commission also approved 16 miles of additional roads to be repaved for $3,506,697.96 using a combination of state LMIG ($2,697,459.99) and local 2018 SPLOST ($809,237.97) funds. That list of roads is below and will be put out to bid in the next several weeks.
“The quality of our roads is one of the most talked about daily issues people in Macon-Bibb face, so we are making an historical investment in improving roads across the entire county,” says Mayor Lester Miller.
Since Paving the Way began in August, 648 segments of 303 streets totaling 80 miles have been repaved. More than 209 miles have been identified for repaving in this first year of Paving the Way. In previous years, only 7-8 miles per year were repaved per year.
“I’m proud of the collaborative work of our departments, partners, Commissioners, and public to identify the worst roads in the county, as well as the most well-travelled roads, so we can have the greatest positive impact on people’s daily lives,” says County Manager Dr. Keith Moffett.
