Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has proposed the creation of a County Roads Improvement Fund, representing the county’s largest capital investment into road infrastructure. Mayor Wamp is proposing $5.8 million from the county’s General Fund, which is expected to be leveraged to $8 million through grant matches, into the new fund designated for road improvements and safety enhancements.
“The county has done an incredible job over the years maintaining county roadways, but we have not made necessary infrastructure investments in many cases,” said Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp.
This fund will allow the county to initiate work on eleven capital projects across Hamilton County, including four on the highly-traveled Hunter Road in Ooltewah, which recent analysis has proven to be nine times more dangerous than the state average.
The following 11 initial projects would be addressed:
- Hunter Road at Lebron Sterchi Drive: Safety improvements & congestion relief
- Hunter Road at the curve near Crooked Creek Drive: Safety improvements Hunter Road at Bell Mill Road: Realignment & safety/access improvements Hunter Road from Highway 58 to Lee Highway: Safety improvements
- Snow Hill Road at Short Tail Springs: Safety improvements
- Hilltop Drive between Hunter Road and Volkswagen Drive: Congestion relief & improve connectivity
- Standifer Gap Road from Banks Road to Camp Road: Safety improvements
- Daisy Dallas Road from Harrison Lane to Hixson Pike: Safety improvements
- Middle Valley Road from Hixson Pike to Daisy Dallas Road: Safety improvements
- Middle Valley Road at Daisy Dallas Road: Safety improvements
- Middle Valley Road at Walnut Road: Realignment & safety improvements
The Hamilton County Commission will vote to allocate funding to the County Roads Improvement Fund at the commission meeting Wednesday, May 15th.
