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 accepted on April 17 and the contract was awarded on May 1. The project extends between state route 155 / mile 216 and Walt Stephens Road / mile 226. An... 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 →
Nightly lane closures to update striping and install raised pavement markers on I-75 in Stockbridge start Monday, January 6, and will continue until the project's completion in late February. The lane closures were originally scheduled in December but delayed due to weather. Georgia DOT awarded the contract to Peek Pavement Markings, LLC for $588,335 last... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has awarded a maintenance contract to resurface state route 138 between the Henry County line and state route 20 in Conyers. The project is located in Rockdale County. The road work includes 8.8 miles of milling, inlay and resurfacing. The low bid was provided by E R Snell Contractor, Inc. in the amount... Continue Reading →
A previous concept to build a roundabout has been scrapped for a traffic signal. (Locust Grove photo) As part of their 2020 local maintenance and improvement grant funds, Locust Grove is continuing design work for a traffic signal at state route 42 and Marketplace Blvd. Local governments in Georgia receive annual LMIG grant funding from... Continue Reading →
