Armuchee Connector Work to Begin in November

Rome Boulevard enthusiasts should be pleased at Tuesday night’s Floyd County Commission meeting where Armuchee Connector construction plans were announced.  According to the Rome News Tribune:

County Manager Kevin Poe said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to issue a permit in the next two to three weeks, then a preconstruction meeting would be scheduled.

“We’ll be turning dirt in November and the project will take 19 months,” he told the board.

This is great news for those planning to purchase property at Rome Boulevard. The work is slated to be completed in 19 months or summer of 2011 and will bring an additional traffic stream from the Armuchee area directly to Braves Boulevard. Leading the project will be the selected bidder, C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. who came in the lowest of seven bids at $8.1 million.

County Manager Kevin Poe said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to issue a permit in the next two to three weeks, then a preconstruction meeting would be scheduled.

Stay tuned for more pictures as construction begins.

Bids Closed; County Pleased with Results

According to the Rome News Tribune on Sept. 9:

Floyd County officials heaved a sigh of relief Thursday, after opening the construction bids for the proposed Armuchee Connector.

“They’re good,” County Manager Kevin Poe said. “We still have to evaluate them, but it’s looking to be around $8.1 million. We needed to keep it below $9.6 million.”

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. appears to be the low-bidder, but Poe said it will take some time to compare the elements offered in each proposal. A recommendation is expected to be ready for the Floyd County Commission’s Sept. 22 meeting.

The 2006 special purpose, local option sales tax package contained a $12 million earmark for the project. The 2.2-mile road and bridge across the Oostanaula River will link Braves Boulevard at State Mutual Stadium with U.S. 27 at Old Summerville Road.

Twenty-two companies requested project plans, and seven submitted base bids ranging from $8,059,862.35 to $9,438,388.66.

In addition to C.W. Matthews, bidders were Northwest Georgia Paving; Sunbelt Structures; Tidwell Construction Co.; E.R. Snell Contractor Inc.; Wright Brothers Construction Co. Inc.; and Archer Western
Contractors Ltd.

Click here for a PDF of the project profile and a route map.