Associated Press - Tue August 18, 2020
Savannah, Ga., Arena Advances as City Caps Building Price at $148M
Savannah, Ga., city officials have capped construction costs on a new city arena at $147.6 million, clearing the way to move forward with issuing more construction contracts. News outlets report the Savannah City Council approved the price cap on Aug....
GDOT - Tue August 18, 2020
Outdated SW Georgia Bridge, County Road Safety Contracts Awarded
Contracts representing a nearly $7 million investment in southwest Georgia infrastructure were awarded earlier this summer by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to replace old, outdated bridges and upgrade county road safety in three counties....
GDOT - Tue August 18, 2020
Augusta, Covington, Ga., Areas to Each Get Replacement Road Bridges
A pair of separate highway bridge projects have been awarded to contractors by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in rural areas of the state southeast of Atlanta — one in Covington and a second in Augusta....
GDOT - Thu August 13, 2020
Lifesaving Cable Barriers Coming to I-20, I-520 Medians in North Georgi
Sections of Interstate 20 and Interstate 520 in Georgia will soon be equipped with cable median barriers to reduce crossover vehicle crashes that typically result in fatalities or severe injuries. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently awarded an $8.048 contract to Nationwide Construction Group, a Michigan-based fence and barrier specialist....
MovingHenryForward.org - Mon August 03, 2020
GDOT Awards Contract for Diverging Diamond Interchange in McDonough
A project first proposed in 2015 is going to construction after the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded a contract July 31 for the installation of a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) at I-75 and State Route 20 in the Henry County town of McDonough....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 30, 2020
Family, Fairness, Skill Spur Growth for Newnan Firm
In May 2006, Scott Stokes founded Southeastern Site Development Inc. (SESD), a heavy civil/infrastructure general contracting firm in Newnan, Ga. Today, his firm is recognized as one of the city of Atlanta's premier road building, site development, excavation, utilities, structures, concrete flatwork and construction contractors working throughout Georgia....
WXIA-TV - Wed July 29, 2020
Atlanta's John Lewis Freedom Parkway Carved Out of Freeway Corridor
When he was part of the Atlanta City Council, Georgia Congressman and civil right icon John Lewis, who died July 17, was part of what became the largest freeway revolt in the city's history. Highway traffic in Atlanta is infamous and the number of cars and trucks that traverse them each day is legendary....
Yoder & Frey - Thu July 23, 2020
Yoder & Frey Appoints Alex Young as Florida Territory Manager
Yoder & Frey continues to build its team of territory managers with experience in the heavy machinery world, with the latest joiner being Alex Young, who will concentrate on Florida and the surrounding states....
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....
