City officials have provided an update on current and upcoming construction projects throughout Columbus, including the Judicial Center, roads and designing a potential new Muscogee County Jail.
The Columbus Consolidated Government has budgeted about $1.2 billion in infrastructure projects between 2010 and 2024. Funding for these projects has come from various sources, including:
- 2012 and 2022 Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST)
- TSPLOST Discretionary Funds
- Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) 2021
- Other Local Option Sales Tax (OLOST) Infrastructure Fund
- Stormwater Fund
- Paving Fund
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- Private donations and public-private partnerships
- Columbus Building Authority bonds.
Here’s an update on infrastructure and quality-of-life projects throughout Columbus.
Columbus Judicial Center
Construction of the $207.5 million new Judicial Center started in January 2024.
The interior framing is ongoing, and crews are working on the mechanical and electrical systems, Columbus Inspections and Code director Ryan Pruett told the Columbus Council during its Oct. 14 meeting…