CEG - Wed July 22, 2020
Work on I-20 Bridges Over Savannah River Progressing Between Georgia, South Carolina
Construction is ongoing this summer on an $82.5 million widening and bridge replacement of Interstate 20 across the Savannah River between Georgia and South Carolina. The interstate is being widened from four to six lanes between the Georgia Welcome Center in Augusta and Martintown Road (Exit 1) in North Augusta, S.C....
GDOT - Tue July 21, 2020
Work Continues on Major Upgrade to Macon's I-16/I-75 Interchange
Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) are hard at work on the construction activities related to the I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon-Bibb County. With a cost of $500 million, GDOT considers the upgrade to the I-16/I-75 interchange to be a top safety and mobility megaproject for the state of Georgia....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon July 20, 2020
New Interchange Construction in Atlanta Delayed Another Year
Construction at one of metro Atlanta's busiest highway interchanges will take a year more than expected — a delay that will prolong the frustration of hundreds of thousands of commuters. The new I-285 interchange at GA 400, north of the city, was supposed to be finished by the end of this year....
CEG - Mon July 20, 2020
Construction Commences on $22M Macland Road Project
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) began a three-year-long reconstruction and widening project on Macland Road, the department announced. The $22 million project, widening more than 6 mi....
CEG - Thu July 16, 2020
Georgia's Highway 67 Construction Enters Final Phase of Two-Year Project
Motorists traveling Georgia State Route 67 from Statesboro south to I-16, will now see four lanes of pavement the entire way of the 13-mi. project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said it will spend the final months of the two-year project on details like lane dividers, intersections and other improvements....
GDOT - Thu June 25, 2020
Georgia DOT Awards $58.5M in Construction Contracts for May
Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded 32 construction contracts for statewide transportation projects totaling $58,534,346. The largest single awarded investment, worth approximately $6.3 million, was awarded to Oxford Construction Company to construct 0.578 mi....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 24, 2020
Crews Confront 'Very Challenging Job' on $500M Project
A little more than three years into a projected eight-year interchange project in Macon, the contractor can't seem to buy a break. Environmental issues, flooding and unmarked utilities have added at least a year and a half to the project to improve the I-16/I-75 interchange....
GDOT - Tue June 23, 2020
Summer Brings Improvement Projects Along a Pair of Georgia Interstates
After a winter and spring like no other in U.S. history, where the coronavirus halted most construction, many state DOTs are now either re-opening their road projects or accelerating their efforts with the arrival of summer....
CEG - Mon June 22, 2020
Georgia Contractor Partners with GDOT on $59M Winder Bypass
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and construction partner E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. are set to close Barrow Park Drive and Fred Kilcrease Road for the Winder Bypass widening and construction project in Barrow County....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 28, 2020
Crews Add New Lanes, Bridge to SR 142
By the end of May, crews from Southeastern Site Development Inc. (SSD) will have delivered the Georgia Department of Transportation's $14 million project to widen 2.5 mi. of State Route 142 from FM I-20 to Alcovy Road in Covington, including the widening of a 112-ft....
