Thu March 08, 2018
State Is Ready for President's New Infrastructure Plan
President Donald J. Trump has released his 2019 budget proposal, which includes a focus on rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. The principles of the infrastructure plan include $200 billion in federal funds to spur at least $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investments; new investments in rural America; decision-making authority returned to state and local governments; removal of unnecessary regulatory barriers; and a streamlined and shortened permitting process for infrastructure projects....
Cindy Riley - Thu September 21, 2017
Vital Northwest Corridor 80 Percent Complete
Crews in Georgia are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel as they work to complete the $834 million Northwest Corridor Express Lanes (NWC) project. Designed to improve traffic flow and increase options for motorists and individuals using transit and registered vanpools, the project will reportedly provide reliable trip times, create jobs and bring economic benefits to area residents when completed next year....
Eric Olson - Fri May 12, 2017
Fire-Damaged I-85 Overpass to Open Ahead of Schedule
To the long-suffering commuters of Atlanta, the crews working to replace a damaged section of I-85 in just two months must seem like superheroes. On March 30, a roaring blaze broke out during rush hour under an overpass of northbound I-85 at Piedmont Road, resulting in the collapse of the bridge around 7 p.m....
Tue May 02, 2017
ATL Bridge Opens Before Memorial Day
State officials say a collapsed interstate bridge in the heart of Atlanta that's being rebuilt will be reopened weeks earlier than expected. Local news organizations report the Georgia Department of Transportation said May 1 the new section of Interstate 85 will be opened before the Memorial Day weekend....
Becca J. G. Godwin - Access Atlanta - Fri April 28, 2017
Georgia DOT Teams Up With Lego to Inspire Young Engineers
The Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Transportation collaboration aims to “help inspire the minds of young engineers-to-be and shed a positive, creative light on the high-profile reconstruction of I-85,” according to a news release....
Wed April 26, 2017
Work Continues on I-85 in ATL
As work continues 24/7 on the I-85 rebuild, Marc Mastronardi, Georgia Department of Transportation director of construction, provided a status update for the project, which Georgia DOT has committed to completing and opening to traffic on or before June 15....
Nicole Carr - WSB-TV - Thu April 13, 2017
Man Takes GDOT to Court over I-85 Construction Work
A northeast Atlanta man is suing the Georgia Department of Transportation over noise issues tied to the Interstate 85 bridge collapse reconstruction. The complaint was electronically filed Saturday in Fulton County Superior Court....
Wed April 12, 2017
Georgia DOT Intends to Reopen I-85 by June 15
The Georgia DOT announced it plans to complete the rebuilding of I-85 by June 15, returning motorists to one of the main arteries through metro Atlanta approximately 10 weeks after its collapse. “At the Governor's urging, we are going to incentivize the completion of this work,” said Marc Mastronardi, Georgia DOT director of construction....
David Wickert - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon April 10, 2017
Demolition Done, Construction Begins on New I-85 Span
Eight days after a section of I-85 in Atlanta lay in ruins, a contractor has already cleared the rubble and is beginning construction on a replacement span. On April 7, workers began shoring up existing columns they were able to salvage, and beams to support the new elevated stretch of highway will begin arriving by April 15, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation....
Natalie Rauch - Fri March 31, 2017
Georgia DOT Responds to ATL Bridge Fire
A bridge collapsed after a huge fire erupted on Interstate 85 in Atlanta during the early evening of March 30. After arriving at the scene, emergency services were forced to close down the northbound side of bridge and shortly afterwards the bridge collapsed completely....
