The summer resurfacing season is in full swing with work commencing on Sunday night, July 7, to resurface State Route 155 and on Monday night, July 8, for work along I-75 northbound. Resurfacing on I-75 southbound started in June. Nightly lane closures will be in place to complete maintenance work. Motorists are advised to use... Continue Reading →
A major project to widen and reconstruct portions of I-75 northbound in Clayton County will soon break ground after Georgia DOT awarded the project's construction in May. The $76,413,231.79 contract was awarded to Archer Western Construction, LLC of Atlanta, GA. The project will install a collector-distributor system on I-75 northbound between state route 331 (exit... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has announced the awarding of a resurfacing contract for I-75 northbound between SR 155 / mile 216 and SR 36 / mile 201 in Henry, Spalding, and Butts Counties. The contract was awarded to C. W. Matthews and E. R. Snell for $16.8 million. It is anticipated that the project will be complete... Continue Reading →
Last week's Travels Tuesday looked at the Georgia 400 Express Lanes, planned in north Fulton and Forsyth Counties. This week's post will look at another project within former Governor Deal's Major Mobility Investment Program, the I-75 Commercial Vehicle Lanes planned between Macon and McDonough. The I-75 corridor is approximately forty miles in length and experiences... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has announced weekend lane closures along the I-75 exit ramps at Bill Gardner Parkway / exit 212. Asphalt work crews will close one travel lane and shoulder on the exit ramps on Saturdays and Sundays. Work hours will last from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm starting on Saturday, February 16, and concluding on... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has announced a number of projects that will not be bid out in February because of the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, including resurfacing along I-75 northbound from state route 36 / exit 201 to highway 155 / exit 216. No information is available yet as to when the project may be rescheduled.... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has awarded a contract for milling and resurfacing along state route 155. The project extends between John Frank Ward Blvd in McDonough and the Henry / DeKalb County line at Panola Road in Fairview. The maintenance work was awarded to E R Snell Contractor, Inc. for $5,084,073.84. The project completion date is November... Continue Reading →
Moving Henry Forward is previewing what we can expect in 2019. A major project that will enter construction is the diverging diamond interchange at I-75 and state route 20 / exit 218 in McDonough. Construction is forecast to let out for bids in September 2019, though Georgia DOT staff have expressed the project could be... Continue Reading →
The proposed I-75 interchange at Bethlehem Road continues to move forward with the Request for Proposals for design services now available. Moving Henry Forward reported last month that the federal highway administration approved the interchange justification report. The RFP "is requesting non-cost technical proposals [from] qualified firm to prepare the environmental process as well as... Continue Reading →
