Gwinnett County officials are seeking state grant funds to repave more than 50 miles of roadways around the county.
County commissioners voted earlier this month to give Gwinnett Department of Transportation officials the OK to apply for more than $7 million in grant funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation. The county will use $2.1 million in 2017 special purpose local option sales tax funds as a local match in an effort to secure the grant.
In all, county officials intend to resurface nearly five dozen miles of roadways in an effort to extend their lifespans.
“The (Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant) list includes seventy-six (76) segments of roads that total 55.40 centerline miles,” Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson wrote in a letter to GDOT District State Aid Coordinator Shane Giles.
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