Georgia Department of Transportation - Thu November 16, 2023
Georgia DOT Awarded Funds to 29 Transportation Projects Statewide in September
In early November, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that it had provided money to a total of 29 projects in September, including resurfacing, bridge construction and rehabilitation, reconstruction, safety and other building projects....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution & Rough Draft Atlanta - Tue October 17, 2023
GDOT Crews Accelerating Effort to Replace Sandy Springs Bridge Following Truck Hit
The Mount Vernon Highway bridge over Interstate 285 in Sandy Springs, Ga., will remain closed until 2024 after a tractor-trailer carrying an excavator crashed into it in late September, significantly damaging the bridge beams....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 28, 2023
C.W. Matthews Replacing Trio of Bridges Along SR 400
Construction of the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $55 million SR 400 Bridge Replacements project — taking place in Fulton County — has begun and C.W. Matthews Contracting Co....
GDOT - Thu August 31, 2023
Bridge Project Earns GDOT Prestigious Award Honor
The Georgia Department of Transportation earned a regional award in the 2023 America's Transportation Awards competition at the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' annual meeting held in Mobile, Ala....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution & Office of Gov. Brian Kemp - Thu August 24, 2023
GDOT Officials Looking at Possibility of Creating Hydrogen Fueling Stations
Georgia officials are exploring the possibility of deploying hydrogen fueling stations across the state to power commercial vehicles, tractor-trailers and other large trucks. The heart of this hydrogen highway may be a 23-mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 07, 2023
The Industrial Company Delivering $410M Port Upgrade
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is spending $410 million to transform and upgrade the 200-acre Ocean Terminal in the Port of Savannah, a project that is being undertaken by The Industrial Company (TIC), which is responsible for the wharf/berth refurbishment element....
Now Habersham & The Associated Press - Mon July 31, 2023
New Roundabout Coming to Northeast Georgia
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to a Norcross construction firm to build a roundabout on Georgia Highway 105/Cannon Bridge Road at Ga. 115. According to the state agency, Wilson Construction Management was the low bidder on the project....
GDOT - Mon July 10, 2023
Crews Wrap Project Four Years Ahead of Schedule
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced its second Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) project has been completed ahead of schedule. The I-85 Widening, Phase 2 project expanded I-85 north and southbound from two to three lanes between State Route (SR) 53 and U.S....
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Thu June 29, 2023
VIDEO: Notorious Traffic Bottleneck in Atlanta Among Two Roads Soon to Be Upgraded
The State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) in Georgia signed off June 26 on two major highway improvement projects, including an interchange west of Atlanta that is ranked among the worst traffic bottlenecks in the nation....
GDOT - Thu April 13, 2023
New Turbine Ramp Marks First in Peach State
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) opened the first new turbine bridge ramp that will carry I-16 westbound traffic to I-95 southbound, on March 23, 2023. The ramp replaces the existing cloverleaf, loop ramp on the west side of I-95 with a first-of-its kind for Georgia "partial turbine" configuration ramp to provide smoother, more direct connections through this busy corridor....
