White Sulphur Rd. project on Thurs. HCBOC agenda

The Hall County Board of Commissioners (HCBOC) is scheduled to consider final approval of the contract for the realignment of White Sulphur Road when it meets Thursday. The project was discussed at Monday’s commission work session.

According to Thursday’s agenda, the board will be asked to “Approve the award of ITB #019-45 White Sulphur Road Realignment for Public Works & Utilities to E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. of Snellville, GA, in the amount of $6,957,052.86, of which $2,000,000.00 is EDA funded via a reimbursement EDA grant…contingent upon EDA concurring with the July 11th, 2024, Bid Opening.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s EDA (Economic Development Administration) approved it share of the cost in 2021: U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million for Road Infrastructure Improvements to Support Manufacturing and Transportation Needs in Hall County, Georgia | U.S. Economic Development Administration (eda.gov)

The county began taking bids on the project several weeks ago: Hall taking bids for White Sulphur Rd. realignment (wgtjradio.com)