Athens-Clarke County Commissioners are set to meet today to make what should be a final adjustment to a list of proposed projects in TSPLOST 2023.
Commissioners gave the go-ahead to a package of approximately $150 million dollars in transportation projects at their meeting last week, but they want to make at least one final change to the list. That change is the addition of $991,000 dollars for pedestrian improvements in East Athens, which could include not only sidewalks but also accessibility ramps, crosswalks, and stormwater improvements. That project was originally intended to be on the list commissioners saw last week, but was accidentally omitted.
To pay for the project, commissioners will take some funding away from other proposed TSPLOST projects, like corridor improvements on Lexington Road and Atlanta Highway, and assorted bike and pedestrian improvements in other parts of the community. Once the list of projects is finalized, ACC voters will have the final say when the TSPLOST project appears on the ballot in May.
Tonight’s special called meeting starts at 5:30, and will be streamed live on the county’s YouTube page.
