this additional widening to C W Matthews..they were low bidder. Surprise, surprise....

Same contractor that has yet to finish the 74 stretch from Hwy 54 south to Cooper Circle.

I say if you live south of Cooper Circle, buy a pair of wings and try flying to get to where you want to go. Some with a 4-5 year warranty, since that will probably be the earliest this will get done.

So, ya wanna widen more of this little stretch of Hwy. 74 in PTC, eh?
How about this for kicks?

Ya see, there is this teensie little matter of the newly widened "downtown PTC connector" (aka Hwy 74 South) from Hwy 54 to Cooper Circle. There is one tiny little article of unfinished business. Seems, GADOT is having a little TIFF with their sub on shall we say "incomplete/unsatisfactory quality of workmanship" that has VERY EFFECTIVELY AGAIN delayed, stopped and halted all forward progress of the handover of the maintenance and final disposition of this (NOW) three year project to PTC.

It seems that until this little tiff is cleared up, PTC cannot mow, landscape, or properly maintain this monstrosity because, then, GA DOT won't have any EVIDENCE to prove it's case against this little subcontractor. PTC ALSO cannot put the bids out to contractors to finish the BRIDGE TO NOWHERE approaches or the PASCHALL RD. tunnel approaches.

And Sonny Perdue wants to throw fed. money at this freekin' state agency to start this ?*&^#@ additional widening?????

How long do we think it would take GA DOT to get this little item wrapped up if NCR Corp. on Hwy. 74 decided to rescind the jobs they are creating here on this little stretch of ugliness until the road is properly signed over and made to match the thousands of dollars THEY are spending on their training facility along this eyesore? NCR will not have their cart path access to their bldg. till this is done. (Oh, didn't Harry Logsdon PROMISE NCR this little extension would be done?) And none of the thousands of trainees will be staying two weeks at a time and spending money at our local hotels, restaurants and stores (can you say tax revenue????) while driving their rental golf carts around this city.

I say it's time for "tit for tat" and get businesses along Hwy 74 involved in this crap. Why haven't The Avenue, Ethan Allen, Pike's, Staples, PetSmart, Best Buy, Smoky Bones, Longhorn, NCR, Waffle House, Rite Aid, GillRoys, Pit Stop, and all the rest who are along this corridor formed an alliance to force this mess to be finished? You are some of the biggest retailers and companies in the State of Georgia...!!

Where is your corporate pride and MUSCLE to pressure these govt. morons to quit making your Brand look so bad here? Do you think ANYONE looks at YOUR signage anymore on this hwy? They are looking at WEEDS and TRASH and LOOSE ASPHALT and FILTH along YOUR MAIN ENTRANCES!!!! FOR THREE YEARS NOW....THREE YEARS....????

The true shame of all of this, is of course, an inept state govt. The reality is, individually, we cannot solve this. I am BEGGING our corporate people here to help us ALL out. Us locals WANT you to flourish here and enjoy our hard earned money. Please work together and I know you can accomplish what those of us here in these blogs feel will truly benefit all of us in this community.

Sonny took some more!

Wonder how the local right wingers feel about that?

Sound like about 8 million per mile (plus a bridge.)

How much does the paving company contribute to State republicans?Hypocrisy!