The Polk County Public Works Department has announced its approved paving list for 2026, following the January 6th Commission Meeting. The plan includes repairs to a total of 21.06 miles of roads throughout the county as part of next year’s infrastructure improvements.
The roads scheduled for repair are: Airport Loop, Collard Valley Road, Grady Road, Hightower Falls Road, Huntington Road, Knight Road, Lewis Road, Robinson Road, Rolling Hills Road, Sewell Road, Stringer Road and Yarborough Road.
Further details about the paving schedule will be provided as they become available.
In related community information, enrollment at Polk County schools increased by 0.6% in the 2022-23 school year compared to the previous year according to data from the Georgia Department of Education (https://www.gadoe.org/). During that period, white students made up 55% of the student body (https://www.gadoe.org/), Hispanic students accounted for 25% (https://www.gadoe.org/), black students represented 13% (https://www.gadoe.org/), and multiracial students comprised 6% (https://www.gadoe.org/). Overall enrollment totaled 7,525 students in the county’s schools during that academic year (https://www.gadoe.org/).
