GDOT Explains Jeffersonville Road Widening Project

Big changes are around the corner for Jeffersonville Road and Millerfield Road.

Thursday night the Georgia Department of Transportation held a public meeting at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church for residents in the area to see descriptions of the widening project and answer questions.

The proposed project will widen Jeffersonville Road from two lanes, to five lanes from Emery Highway to Boggy Branch. The construction will also widen Millerfield Road from two lanes to five and a new bridge will be built over Walnut Creek.

Bibb County Commissioner, Lonzy Edwards, says the project is long over due.

“When you are trying to get in or out of East Macon on busy rush hour mornings it begins to be a very difficult process. Same thing is true with people returning home. I think certainly the road issue needs to be addressed. I don’t think this is a one lane deal at all, certainly not a two lane deal. I think it needs to be expanded to accommodate the traffic, get people in and out quicker than we able to do it right now,” said Edwards.

Construction is set to begin this year and it will take about 2 and a half years to complete. The total cost of the widening project is an estimated $24.6 million.