Columbia County Public Works will begin its 2025 pavement preservation season with a road widening and asphalt overlay project on Bennett Road to Hazen Road, starting this month. 

The project area spans approximately 0.52 miles—from roughly 0.2 miles west of Bachelor Flat Road (just west of the newly installed box culvert) to Hazen Road at the intersection with Stone Road. 

Preparatory work will continue throughout May. Paving operations are expected to begin in the first half of June, depending on weather conditions. The work will be performed by Columbia County road crews. 

The road will remain open to the public throughout the project, but travelers should expect traffic control and occasional delays. There is no designated detour for this project. 

A project map is available at: https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/media/Public Works/2025Bennett-HazenPavingMap.jpg. 

This overlay is the first of several planned surface treatments that will improve the safety and durability of county roads this summer. 

Columbia County thanks residents and travelers for their patience and cooperation during this important infrastructure improvement effort.