Tuesday, February 11, 2025–6:30 p.m.

-David Crowder, WRGA News-

The Floyd County Commission has approved a request from public works for a grant with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to pave Rush Chapel Road with rubber-modified asphalt.

This will be Floyd County’s second project using the smart mix paving, which has a percentage of ground-up tires as part of the aggregate.

The first was a test paving of about six-tenths of a mile on Terhune Road, which was completed in July, and all went smoothly.

The Rush Chapel Road project will be larger in scope.

The County will have a match of $247,395 and this will be covered by the existing 2025 paving budget in the 2023 SPLOST.

The aggregate mix can potentially dispose of 500 or 600 tires per mile. There are also some improvements to the asphalt, such as skid resistance and hopefully longevity with the flexibility of the pavement. It can also be used on trails.