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.