Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 17, 2019
GDOT's Islands Expressway Bridge Replacement Hits One Year Mark
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is investing $58.9 million to demolish the two Causton Bluff Bridges built in 1963 over the Wilmington River (Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway) along Islands Expressway (CR 787) in Chatham County....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 30, 2019
Georgia Making Case to Become 'The Roundabout State'
With roundabouts numbering in the hundreds, Georgia is no stranger to the circular intersections billed as being the safer alternative due to their fewer points of conflict, slower speeds and assisted decision-making....
GDOT - Thu May 02, 2019
Report: Georgia's Infrastructure Ranks Second
Georgia's transportation infrastructure ranks second best among U.S. states, according to a report published by MSN Money. In the report, titled "States That Are Falling Apart," Georgia ranks No....
Stantec - Thu May 02, 2019
GDOT Picks Stantec for S.R. 52/74 Intersection Upgrade
The Georgia Department of Transportation recently selected international design and engineering firm Stantec to provide analysis and engineering services needed to install a displaced left-turn intersection (DLT) at the juncture of State Roads 54 and 74....
GDOT - Thu May 02, 2019
GDOT Cautions Drivers as Construction Season Starts
Although Work Zone Safety Awareness Week ended April 12, the Georgia Department of Transportation continues to urge motorists to take its safety messages to heart, share them with family and friends and "drive like you work here" every single day....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 04, 2019
GDOT's $135M Widening of I-85 Presses Forward
The first of the Georgia Department of Transportation's 11 Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) projects, the $135 million-plus design-build widening of I-85, is being constructed by C.W. Matthews Contracting Company (CWM) Inc....
GDOT - Thu April 04, 2019
James Magazine Adds GDOT Commissioner McMurry to 'Most Influential Georgians' List
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry was named among the most influential Georgians by James Magazine in the publication's March/April 2019 edition. The list is a compilation of 100 major business, political and media players from across the state....
GDOT - Thu April 04, 2019
Engineering Georgia Names GDOT Women to Top 100
Engineering Georgia magazine, the official statewide magazine of Georgia's engineering industry, recently released its listing of Top 100 Influential Women in Georgia, and nearly 10 percent of the listing includes women who work for or with Georgia DOT on a daily basis....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 11, 2019
GDOT Commissioner Heads AASHTO Highway Council
Russell McMurry, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation, has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Council on Highways and Streets....
GDOT - Mon March 11, 2019
Atlanta's Rank for Traffic Congestion Improves in U.S., World
Atlanta ranks No. 11 among the top 25 most congested cities in the U.S. — significantly lower than other major U.S. cities across the nation, including Boston (No. 1), Washington D.C (No. 2), Chicago (No....
