On Tuesday, September 2, Commissioners approved hiring Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction, Inc. and McLeroy, Inc. to manage the next packages of road paving and resurfacing. This is part of the Paving the Way program and the third and fourth packages of roads of the 36.18 total miles that were put out for bid in July.

“The 36 miles of road repaving we’ve approved in the past few weeks is just the beginning of nearly 160 miles we expect to be repaved this next year,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “The condition of our roads is one of the top things we hear about on a daily basis, so we’re taking huge strides forward in getting them fixed.”

These companies met the guidelines and came in with the lowest prices on their respective bids. Atlanta Paving’s contract is for $2,209,409.11 and covers 8.87 miles of 82 road segments, and McElroy is for $2,336,508 and covers 9.28 miles of 62 segments of roads.

The Atlanta Paving package of roads is being paid for from the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Local Road Assistance administration that is part of the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) program. It does not require a local match. The McLeroy package of roads is being paid for with funds from the LMIG program and 2018 SPLOST.

Work on these 18.15 miles of road (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.

Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction, Inc. Road Package

8.87 miles * 82 segments

Road Name               From-To                                     Length (Miles)

Camden Road      Newport Road – Lane School Driveway                      0.04

Camden Road               Hill Place – Underwood Drive                             0.07

Marlowe Drive    Sprucewood Drive – S. Beechwood Dr.               0.08

Marlowe Drive             Savage Creek Drive – 217 Feet N.                       0.04

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

Glenwood Drive           N. Beechwood Dr. – Marlowe Dr.                        0.21

Ashville Drive              Springfield Blvd. – Durham Place                        0.15

Spring Hill Court          Springfield Blvd. – Cul-De-Sac                            0.06

Lake Pointe Drive         Rivoli Downs Dr. – S. Cul-De-Sac                                0.11

Beddingfield Avenue    Tela Pl. – San Juan Ave.                                                0.04

Tela Place                     Lynmore Ave. – Beddingfield Ave.                      0.09

Beddingfield Avenue     Tela Place – West Dead End                                0.16

Heard Avenue               Antioch Rd. – Flamingo Dr.                                          0.26

Heard Avenue               Flamingo Dr. – Harrell St.                                     0.01

San Juan Avenue           Beddingfield Ave. – Moreland Ave.                     0.01

Texas Street                   Pittman St. – Holloway St.                                   0.06

Stratton Street                Broadway – 5^th. Street                                           0.10

Jackson Street                Hazel St. – Oglethorpe St.                                              0.10

Reid Street                    Broadway – 38 Ft. From Waterville Rd.              0.25

Hinsley Court               Jordan Ave. – 433 Ft. West to Cul-De-Sac           0.08

Devonshire Road          Alandale Dr. – N. 173 Ft. to Pavm’t End                     0.03

Ellsworth Terrace         Shurling Dr. – Skyline Rd.                                             0.16

Neptune Way               Coral Way – Jones Cty. Line (141 Address)               0.06

Kings Park Circle         Abbey Lane – Lancing Lane                                           0.05

White Elk Springs Ct.   Holley Bluff Ln. – End of R/W (Gate)                         0.22

Dillard Road        Ocmulgee East Blvd. – Gate at 1954 Address             0.14

Riggins Mill Rd. Mischell Ave. – West to Grassed Median End            0.07

Davis Road                   Jeffersonville Rd. – Ray Rd.                                           0.11

Bonner Gilbert Rd.       Lower Thomaston Rd. – Bigwater Dr.                 0.31

Old Club Road East      Canyon Rd. – Old Club Road S.                           0.15

Drury Drive                  Roycrest Dr. – Ridge Ave.                                               0.20

Drury Drive                  Ridge Ave./Forest Hill Rd. – Robert Pl.                 0.09

Treyburne Court           Treyburne Way – S.E. to Cul-De-Sac End                   0.09

Charter Boulevard         Forsyth Rd. – Water Tower Ct.                            0.11

Knollwood Drive          Lee Road – Claburn Road                                               0.11

Laverne Place                Highpoint Dr. – N. To Dead End                          0.07

Northwoods Drive N.    Pierce Ave. – West to the Road Split                   0.04

Woodhaven Circle        Valley Trail – Woodhaven Rd.                              0.05

Steeple Chase Road      Stinsonville Rd. – Cul-De-Sac                               0.19

Mary Drive                    Hillcrest Ave. – West Mary Dr.                            0.08

Roy Street                     Hawkins Ave. – Roy Place                                              0.08

Roy Street                     Bell Ave. – Courtland Ave.                                             0.08

Cedar Avenue               Montpelier Ave. – Raines Lane                             0.03

Belvedere Drive            Ridge Ave. – Overlook Ave.                                 0.19

Bailey Avenue              Churchill St. – Gledhill St.                                     0.07

Gates Road                    Columbus Rd. – Waters Pointe                             0.54

Gates Road                    Waters Pointe – Waters Edge Dr.                         0.17

Wild Heron Drive         Cottonwood Circle – Plantation Dr.                     0.18

Wild Heron Drive         Glen Holly Dr. – N. Dead End Cul-De-Sac                0.15

Bransford Circle            Bransford Dr. – Bransford Circle Cul-De-Sac           0.02

Bransford Drive            Bransford Ct. – Bransford Circle                                 0.11

Forest Pine Drive          Ridge Circle – East to Cul-De-Sac                       0.08

George Thomas Lane    Hartley Bridge Rd. – South 532 Ft.                             0.10

Wood Oak Court          Wood Oak Dr. – W. To Cul-De-Sac                             0.05

Wilson Way                  Susan Way – J Drive South                                   0.28

Christopher Drive         Avondale Mill Rd. – Clay Circle                                     0.04

Clay Circle                    Christopher Dr. – Walden Ct.                                0.09

Clay Circle           Walden Ct. – 143 Ft. East Of Walden Ct.                     0.03

Allen Road                    Linstead Dr. – 435 Ft. E. of Linstead Dr.                     0.08

South Heron Street       Eisenhower Pkwy. – Paul Walsh Dr.                              0.06

Paul Walsh Drive         Brad Walsh Pkwy. – E. To S. Heron St.                        0.35

Anthony Road               Key St. – Patton Ave.                                                       0.05

Anthony Rd.                  Hartley Elem. W. D/W– Stadium W. D/W                 0.12

Kent Drive                    Neville Way – Winston Drive                                         0.18

Swan Drive                   Swan Drive – S.E. To Cul-De-Sac End                          0.06

Harris Street                  Monroe Ave. – Lincoln St.                                               0.05

Harris Street                  Pio Nono Ave. – W. Dead End                                        0.19

Brisbane Street             Hollis Road – Melbourne Street                                       0.03

Carroll Street                Mason Street – Adams Avenue                                        0.05

Carroll Street                Pio Nono Ave. – Mason Street                                         0.05

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

Woodcrest Road          Stallings Dr. – Wrenwood Dr.                                          0.21

Wrenwood Drive         Stallings Dr. – Larkwood Dr.                                           0.03

Woodcrest Road          Larkwood Dr. – Wrenwood Dr.                                       0.09

Dale Drive                   Richard Drive- Alfred Drive                                            0.08

Bloomfield Rd.           (By Macon Mall) 3794 Address – 3794 Address          0.02

Macon Tech Drive       3326 Address – S. To Woodcrest Rd.                            0.02

Atwood Circle             Atwood Drive – Atwood Drive                                       0.12

Hacienda Court           Hollingsworth Rd. – 240 Ft. To Road End                    0.05

Bradstone Circle         Bradstone Circle – Bradstone Court                                0.21

Bradstone Court          Bradstone Circle – Cul-De-Sac                                       0.05

Bray Court                  Bradstone Circle – Cul-De-Sac                                       0.05

McLeroy, Inc. Road Package

9.28 miles * 62 segments

Road Name                    From-To                                  Length (Miles)

River Place Dr.      River Place Dr. – River Place Dr.                    0.02

Kathryn Dr.            Lake Crest Dr. – Wesleyan Dr.                                     0.22

Glenbrook Rd.       Forest Hill Rd. – Darlington Dr.                                   0.11

Timberlane Dr.      Wesleyan Dr. – Marlowe Dr.                                        0.56

Wilshire Dr.           Timberlane Dr. – S. Stratford Oaks Dr.                     0.07

N. Beechwood Dr.           Marlowe Dr. – Glenwood Dr.                                   0.30

1^st Street                           Hazel St. – Hawthorne St.                                       0.05

1^st Street                           Hazel St. – Ash St.                                                  0.10

3^rd Street                Mulberry St. Lane – Mulberry St.                                0.06

3^rd Street                 Cherry St. – Mulberry St. Lane                                    0.06

5^th Street                           Mulberry St. Lane – MLK                                              0.05

5^th Street                 Cherry St. – Mulberry St. Lane                                     0.06

Ash Street              Telfair St. – Rev. Mills Way (1^st. St.)                           0.10

Arch Street                        First St. – Second St.                                             0.11

Robert Henry Street          Houston Ave. – Sharl St.                                       0.06

Fulton Street                     Houston Ave. – Mikado Ave.                                 0.10

Fulton Street                     Mikado Ave. – Kemper Ave.                                 0.18

Liberty Church Road       Hawkinsville Rd. – Sofkee Rd.                              0.25

Kitchens Road                 Shurling Dr. – N. of Armory Driveway                      0.12

Lorine Drive                    Adkins Pl. – 470 Ft. From Adkins Pl.                         0.09

East Park                         Joe Tamplin Ind. Blvd. – End of East Park              0.22

Weaver Road                  571 Ft. From Hubbard Rd. – Riggins Mill Rd.        0.30

Big Water Drive     Bonner Gilbert Rd. – Water Way Ct.                          0.22

Clearwater Court              Brookside Dr. – Cul-De-Sac                                  0.15

Arbor Court                      Arbor Climb Rd. – Cul-De-Sac                              0.04

Troon West                       Rutledge Way – Legare Ct.                                    0.24

Carling Avenue                Lawton Ave. – Dannenberg Ave.                          0.10

Gustin Place                     Holt Ave. – 436 Ft. From Holt Ave.                     0.08

Gen. Winship Dr.             Gen. Winship Dr. S. – Old Holton Rd.                 0.11

Brown Drive                    Lower Thomaston Rd. – Cul-De-Sac                   0.17

Glen Holly Drive              Spring Pl. – Cottonwood Circle                           0.18

Glen Holly Drive             Laurel Green Way – Wild Heron Dr.                   0.11

Glen Holly Drive             Spring Place – Laurel Green Way                        0.29

Cottonwood Circle           Plantation Dr. – Wild Heron Dr.                           0.54

Plantation Drive               Wild Heron Dr. – Cul-De-Sac                              0.05

Plantation Drive     Bethel Church Rd. – Cottonwood Circle               0.08

Plantation Drive      Cottonwood Circle – Wild Heron Dr.                        0.35

Chant Road                       Knoxville Rd. – Chant Ct.                                    0.28

Chant Road                       Chant Ct. – Elwood Rd.                                       0.09

East Drive                        Airport Dr. – 475 Ft. S. On East Dr.                          0.09

Flightline Avenue            Airport Dr. – 830 Ft. E. Of Airport Dr.                     0.16

Dottie Court West             Linstead Dr. – Cul-De-Sac                                    0.07

Ennis Road N.                End of Road R/W – 317’ N. of Allied Ind. Blvd.      0.09

White Pine Court              Timber Ridge Dr. – Cul-De-Sac                                 0.23

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

Pineland Trail                   Westhaven Dr. – Spencer Hill Ct.                        0.11

Ell Street                            E Street – D Street                                               0.10

Armory Drive                    Felton Ave. – Cul-De-Sac                                    0.06

Charlene Terrace               Dapleton Dr. – Charlene Ct.                                0.14

Pio Nono Circle     Pio Nono Ave. – Circle on Pio Nono Circle         0.24

Longacre Drive                Geeenbriar Ct. – Greenbriar Rd.                               0.07

Longacre Drive                Greenbriar Ct. – Greenbriar Rd. East                      0.14

Harvest Walk          Cold Creek Parkway – Ivy Brook Way                0.06

North Atwood Drive        Mercer Univ. Dr. – Westminster Dr.                        0.11

Billy Williamson Dr.        Presidential Pkwy. – Columbus Rd.                    0.31

Scotland Avenue               Log Cabin Dr. – Walker St.                                 0.25

Mims Road                       Durrs Drive – Dead End                                       0.06

Ridgeland Avenue            Edna Place Rd. – Burton Ave.                             0.37

Oakdale Avenue                Berkner Ct. – Berkner Ave.                                 0.09

Berkner Avenue                Oakdale Ave. – Westover Dr.                              0.03

Berkner Court                   Oakdale Ave. – Montpelier Pl.                                 0.06

Pharr Avenue                    Eden Drive- Dellwood Drive                               0.07