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Georgia Department of Transportation Approves Majority of Oconee County T-SPLOST Proposals
GDOT has cleared 17 of the 26 transportation projects Oconee County put forward for possible T-SPLOST funding.
The Georgia Department of Transportation has cleared 17 of the 26 transportation projects Oconee County put forward for possible funding in the sales tax referendum expected to be before voters in August of 2012.
All of the major projects were approved, including the widening of U.S. 441, the widening of Mars Hill Road and three interchange improvements on SR 316.
The GDOT approval was the first step in the winnowing down of the list of projects from the county that might be included on the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum.
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A five-person executive committee, which includes Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis, is expected soon to start reviewing the lists of projects from the 12 counties that make up the Northeast Georgia transportation district.
For details, go to Oconee County Observations .