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site on the application, which will then
notify Glynn County staff to “Fix” the
issue through the interface with the
County’s work order system.”
Expected completion date is June 30,
2024. SPLOST 2022 budget is $665,000
with $436,839 spent.
• The Public Safety and Multiuse
Facility is on track. CPS is the project
management firm the county contract
ed with in February. In March CPS
met with the public safety staff to begin
gathering information for a design RFP
(request for proposal).
Andy Leanza, Director of Emer
gency Management & Homeland Secu
rity, said, “We are defining our spacing
needs now including needs for potential
growth.”
Land acquisition and permitting are
scheduled to start August 1, 2024; invi
tation to bid start date is April 1, 2025.
The project budget is $11.6 million.
Target construction start date is July 1,
2025.
Fallon noted the county has contact
ed Rep. Buddy Carter for help is getting
federal dollars for this project.
“This building will be a hub for other
nearby counties to use in an emergen
cy,” Fallon said.
• Canal Road widening and Canal
Road Roundabout include budgets in
both 2016 and 2022 SPLOSTs.
A contract has been awarded to
Curb and Gutter Professionals for the
Canal Road / Glynco Parkway construc
tion project which includes the instal
lation of a roundabout, widening and
realignment of Harry Driggers and
realignment of Old Canal Road con
struction projects in an amount of $9.9
million with $2.9 million in funding
provided by SPLOST 2022, $3.2 million
provided by a Georgia Dept, of Trans
portation LMIG funding commitment
towards the Canal Road Improvement
Project, $13 million provided by the
DOT’s LRA FY24 formula award, and
$2.5 million provided by the Capital
Projects Fund Balance. A pre-construc
tion meeting is scheduled for May 8
and a notice to proceed will be issued
in mid-May.
A contract has been awarded to
Underground Excavating, Inc in the
amount of $8,5. million for the Canal
Road Widening Project with funding
in the amount of $2.3 million to be pro
vided by SPLOST 2016 remaining bud
get for Canal Road Improvements, $5
million to be provided by SPLOST 2016
unallocated funds, and $1.2 million
to be provided by the Capital Projects
Fund Balance.
• Dungeness Drive Extension is a
2016 SPLOST project to improve traffic
flow from Southport Parkway to Hwy
17. The 60% design plans and a cost es
timate are expected in May and the fi
nal design by July. Right of Way needs
to be acquired and most of the property
is under a single ownership.
Construction is expected to start Oct.
1 and last 120 to 150 days. $400,000 was
included in SPLOST 2016 budget for
this project with $321,000 remaining.
• South Palm / Hornet Drive drain
age outfall improvement is a SPLOST
2016 project. The design is finished
and is estimated to cost $7 million. The
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2016 budget for this project is $800,000.
Water Resources Development Act
(WRDA) funds have been applied for
and are expected to be approved for fis
cal year 2025.
There are undersized an mis
matched pipes that run under High
way 17. Replacement of these pipes will
help prevent back up in surrounding
neighborhoods.
Gentry commented that in the fu
ture the county is considering hiring an
engineering firm to help estimate costs
for future SPLOSTs.
• Chapel Crossing Drainage project
is another 2016 SPLOST project bud
geted at $350,000. Engineering plans
are at 90%. After the design is finished
the next steps are to submit a permit
request to the Dept, of Natural resourc
es. The permit from the U.S. Corps of
Engineers has been received.
This project is currently designated
as “at risk.”
• College Park drainage outfall proj
ect is also a 2016 SPLOST project with
a $1 million budget. The county is cur
rently acquiring the necessary right of
way for this project with the $1 million
from 2016 budget. In a new timeline for
Phase I county staff is currently meet
ing with property owners to acquire
right of way. This is a joint comity /
city project and the city has budgeted
$700,000 for property acquisition. This
project will be funded through a De
partment of Community Affairs grant
and the grant deadline has been ex
tended through March 2026.
• 4th St. Sidewalk widening and re
pair from Mariner Way to Highway 17.
Permitting is under way and the county
hopes to have the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NP-
DES) permit by May 20. Construction
start date is August 1.
• Arnold Road’s sidewalk project on
St. Simons will repair broken uneven
sidewalks and building new sidewalks.
The project will go out for bid by the
end of May and property acquisition
will occur during June. An environ
mental permit is needed and Bed Tax
funds will be considered to augment
the SPLOST 2022 funds. Construction
is expected to start March 2025.
Total budgeted for sidewalks and
trails in 2022 SPLOST is $7 million.
• Roadway resurfacing SPLOST
2022 budget is $4.5 million. All roads to
be paved along with start dates are list
ed on the county’s 2022 SPLOST page
under roadway resurfacing program.
The Altamaha Park road is first up and
paving will begin Monday, May 6.
On Old Jesup Road the LMIG con
tractor has begun work along Old Je
sup Rd. between Burnt Island Rd. and
Altamaha Park Rd. Paving along this
portion of Old Jesup Rd. should begin
Monday, May 13.
Note: On St. Simons, the Redfem
Village right of way paving was fin
ished April 25 with 2023 LMIG funds.
2024 LMIG paving is gearing up.
Bids went out last week with a project
ed award date of July 18.
• The St. Simons Gateway project
management consultant has been se
lected. The 2022 SPLOST budget is al
most $14 million. Land acquisition and
permitting are expected to begin May
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