Henry County commissioners awarded a contract on Tuesday, July 7, for the county's 2020 package of road resurfacing. In total, portions of ten roads will be resurfaced representing 6.2 miles of roadway. Pittman Construction of Conyers, GA submitted the lowest bid in the amount of $2,424,502.00. The project is funded through local maintenance improvement grant... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta Regional Commission has released its staff recommendations for new projects to receive federal transportation funds in FY 2021. Resurfacing Jonesboro Road from I-75 to the Henry / Clayton County line has been recommended for funds. The project is estimated to cost $2.8 million and will receive $2.24 million in federal dollars. The remaining... Continue Reading →
The city of McDonough has awarded a bid to resurface roadways within the city including a portion of Racetrack Road. The action was approved on Monday, June 15. The low bid was awarded to Piedmont Paving, Inc. of Newnan, GA in the amount of $568,840.04. Funds for the project are sourced from the local maintenance... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has approved the concept report for intersection improvements at state route 81 and New Morn Drive offering new details about the future project. Construction is scheduled to accept bids in January 2022. The intersection was previously converted to an all-way stop control in March 2018 following 52 crashes in a five-year period (2013–2017).... Continue Reading →
Did you reach this article by mistake looking for information about concrete rehabilitation work at I-75 and I-675? I apologize for the inconvenience. Please visit here for the correct link. Georgia DOT has awarded a contract to install raised pavement markers along ten miles of Interstate 75 in Henry County. Bids for the project were... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has committed $500,000 in LMIG funding towards the future roundabout at state route 20 and Turner Church Road in McDonough. The project is expected to go out for construction bids in early 2021. On Tuesday, April 7, county commissioners approved an application to receive the funding. The state awarded the funding in January... Continue Reading →
Contractors resurface I-75 in summer 2019. (Georgia DOT photo) Georgia DOT has awarded a construction bid to resurface I-75 for 13.023 miles in Butts, Lamar, and Monroe Counties. The project extends from SR 36 / exit 201 to SR 42 / exit 188. The $23.9 million dollar contract was awarded to C.W. Matthews Contracting Co,... Continue Reading →
Locust Grove will be restriping Bill Gardner Parkway in the near future. The new striping will be applied after a sufficient break in the heavy rains has allowed the road surface to dry out and temperatures are warm enough to apply striping. The new striping will extend from Bill Gardner Parkway at SR 42 through... Continue Reading →
Henry County DOT will install a new four-way stop at Bill Gardner Parkway and Lester Mill Road following a string of accidents despite attempts to improve the intersection. The new stop signs will be installed on Thursday, February 27, weather permitting. Lester Mill Road was paved and realigned in 2017 as a SPLOST IV project.... Continue Reading →
The city of McDonough has approved their project list for the 2020 local maintenance improvement grant. The list is headlined by resurfacing the city's portion of Racetrack Road. LMIG funding is distributed by Georgia DOT to local counties and cities for use on roadway projects. In 2020, the city will receive $270,712.10 in grant funding.... Continue Reading →
