Georgia DOT has awarded a bid to construct improvements at a major intersection in Jonesboro. The project will upgrade the existing traffic signal and add new turn lanes at US Highway 19 / 41 and state route 138. Bids for the project were received on April 17 and a construction contract was awarded on May... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has awarded the first construction contract in a planned 39.2 mile widening of state route 20 from Cartersville in Bartow County to Cumming in Forsyth County. The current estimated project costs total $768.7 million for the corridor. Construction will soon start to widen 1.383 miles of SR 20 between I-575 and Scott Road... 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 →
One possible site plan for Augusta’s new arena is shown in this August 2017 file. (Augusta Chronicle photo) Ongoing discussions about building a 10,000-seat arena and convention center in Henry County has led Moving Henry Forward to research other arena projects happening throughout Georgia. In Augusta, local leaders are planning to replace an existing forty-year-old... Continue Reading →
The Atlanta area industrial market continues to spark new projects including the Bana 85 Commerce Center along I-85 in Jackson County. The 600-acre project was announced by ROOKER—a real estate development, design, and construction management firm—in October 2019. At full build-out, the site is planned to include ten industrial buildings totaling 6,136,957 square feet. According... Continue Reading →
Contractors resurface I-75 in summer 2019. (Georgia DOT photo) Georgia DOT has awarded a $20.3 million dollar contract to resurface I-475 in Macon. Project bids were received on January 17 before being awarded to C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. on January 31. The project—consisting of 15.09 miles—was the largest contract awarded in January. The estimated... Continue Reading →
Travels Tuesday is a weekly feature for transportation projects planned throughout the state. Today’s article looks at five roundabouts planned along state route 42 in Butts County. SR 42 at SR 16 / West 3rd Street The first project, pictured above, will construct a large mini-roundabout at SR 42 and SR 16 on the west... Continue Reading →
The Transportation Investment Act, otherwise known as regional transportation SPLOST, surpassed one billion dollars in total tax collections during 2019. The program collects a one-percent sales tax in four out of twelve regions within the state. Many will remember summer 2012 when the TIA referendum failed in nine out of twelve statewide regions, including metro... Continue Reading →
Peachtree City residents learned more about the state's plans to construct a displaced left-hand turn (DLT) intersection within the city at a public information open house held January 23. The project will be located at the intersection of state route 54 and state route 74. The new $9.5 million dollar intersection is planned to let... Continue Reading →
The existing bridge over I-75 will be replaced with a wider modern structure. (Macon-Bibb County photo) The Macon-Bibb County government has worked with the Georgia Department of Transportation to partner and secure state funding to assist in widening Bass Road. The project will widen the existing two-lane road to four lanes for approximately 1.1 miles,... Continue Reading →
