Another $1.9M put toward paving roads in Macon. Here’s what roads will be upgraded

Macon-Bibb County has picked a contractor to pave nearly 9 more miles of problemed roads, approving a bid from Professional Paving Services, LLC, the county announced Tuesday.

The $1.9 million bid from Professional Paving Services was approved by the Macon-Bibb County Commission unanimously on Tuesday. It was the lowest-priced option that met all of the county’s requirements, officials said in a news release. The money will come from the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Local Road Assistance administration, which is part of the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant program. That program does not require a local match, the county said.

This round of repaving is expected to start in a couple weeks, officials said Tuesday.

The roads were picked based on an assessment of all 1,100 miles of county-owned, paved roads to identify the areas most in need of repaving. The roads were rated 1-5 to determine the severity of their conditions, with 5 being the worst. This round of repavement is part of a process that will ensure all roads rated 3 or higher will be repaved, the county said in a news release.

There are 49 total road segments involved in this round of repaving, which is part of Macon’s broader “Paving The Way” initiative to fix more roads.

“We identified the worst roads in our community and are focusing first on them, as well as roads that are heavily traveled every day,” Mayor Lester Miller said in a news release. “There isn’t a part of our county that won’t have major improvements for daily travel.”

The county has bigger aspirations for repaving more roads too.

“Earlier this year all 1,100 miles were rescanned by StreetScan, ranking them 1-100, and giving the county a more comprehensive understanding of the need,” the county said in a news release. “From that rating, a set of criteria was applied and 459 roads totaling almost 130 miles and $44 million were identified for the next rounds.”

Bibb County roads being repaved with this money

• Maplewood Drive, from S. Stratford Oaks Drive to N. Stratford Oaks Drive
• Maplewood Drive, from S. Beechwood Drive to Leo Place
• Maplewood Drive, from S. Beechwood Drive to N. Stratford Oaks Drive
• N.Stratford Oaks Drive, from Maplewood Drive to S. Stratford Oaks Drive
• Rivoli Oaks Circle, from Rivoli Oaks Drive to Rivoli Oaks Drive
• S. Stratford Oaks Drive, from N. Stratford Oaks Drive to Maplewood Drive
• Madison Street, from Madison North Dive to Madison South Drive
• Madison Street, from Madison South Drive to Madison North Drive
• 1^st Street, from Liberty Street to North Dead End
• 1^st Street, from Liberty Street to Bright Street
• Hydrolia Street, from Church Street to Main Street
• Main Street, from Main Street to Hydrolia Street
• Main Street, from Clinton Street to Schell Avenue
• Main Street, from Hydrolia Street to Garden Street
• Main Street, from Hydrolia Street to Schell Avenue
• South Avondale Circle, from Hamlin Drive to Home Avenue
• South Avondale Circle, from Hawkinsville Road to a driveway
• South Avondale Circle, from a driveway to another driveway
• South Avondale Circle, from a driveway to Hamlin Drive
• High Oak Drive, from Shirley Court to a cul-de-sac
• Pine Valley Drive, from West Oak Drive to No Name Road
• Plantation Way, from Peake Road N. to Plantation Centre Drive N.
• Lamar Road, from Chambliss Drive to Colaparchee Road
• Old Forsyth Road, from Forsyth Road to LaGrange Place
• Peake Road, from Tucker Road to I-475 bridge
• West Hickory Court, from Two Oak Drive to a cul-de-sac
• Elpis Street, from Lilly Avenue to Pansy Avenue
• Iris Street, from Poppy Avenue to Blossom Avenue
• Zinnia Street, from Pansy Avenue to East dead end
• Straight Street, from Key Street to Woodard Avenue
• May Avenue, from Zinnia Street to Blue Bell Street
• Blossom Avenue, from Blue Bell Street to Zinnia Street
• Blossom Avenue, from Daffodil Street going 226 feet north
• Pansy Avenue, from Zinnia Street to Crocus Street
• Columbus Road, from College Crossing Drive to the I-475 bridge
• Columbus Road, from the I-475 Bridge to Robinson Drive
• Old Skipper Road, from Skipper Rd to a dead end fence
• Ridge Court, from Timber Ridge Drive to a west cul-de-sac
• Timber Ridge Drive, from Hartley Bridge Road to White Pine Court
• Timber Ridge Drive, from White Pine Court to Ridge Court
• Timber Ridge Drive, from Ridge Court to Forest Pine Court
• Timber Ridge Drive, from Forest Pine Court to Old Oak Road
• Stewarts Lane, from College Street to Madison Street
• Williams Lane, from College Street to Madison Street Lane
• Williams Lane, from Madison Street to Dr. Betty Tolbert Way
• Brinwood Drive, from Greenbriar Road to Greenbriar Road East
• Meadowbrook Drive, from Vallie Drive to Meadowbrook Drive
• Nisbet Drive, from Chambers Road to Reynolds Drive
• Thomas Place, from Fairburn Avenue to Napier Avenue

This story was originally published August 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM.

Jeremy Chisenhall

The Telegraph

Jeremy Chisenhall is the Georgia editor for McClatchy, overseeing the newsrooms in Columbus and Macon.