Improvements to West Horseshoe Road have been delayed, but work on the project is expected to resume again within the next two weeks.
Jill Nagel, district communications officer with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said last week work on the project has been delayed to correct an issue with the road.
“The DOT is currently working with the contractor to address the issues and get them corrected,” Nagel said.
Interim County Manager Bryan Singleton reported inspectors had found a problem with the base on the road.
“The milling on the surface will have to be ground away and reapplied before the road is resurfaced,” he said.
Singleton said he expects work to resume on the road this week.
Even with the delay, the DOT still anticipates an April 30 completion day on the project.
The $1.7 million project will resurface and rehabilitate the shoulders on 7.947 miles of West Horseshoe Road starting at Georgia Highway 15 and extending to North Horseshoe Road and Fletcher Road from West Horseshoe Road and extending to Georgia Highway 203.
The contract was awarded to J. Hiers Company, Inc. of Baxley.
The project is part of the Transportation Investment Act (TIA).
The Southern Georgia Region, including Pierce and 17 other counties in the area, approved a 10-year one percent sales tax to fund regional and local transportation improvements. The Southern Georgia Region passed the sales tax in 2018.
TIA projects are funded using the regional sales tax.
