WSB-TV & Georgia Department of Transportation - Thu May 02, 2024
Georgia DOT Closes Major DeKalb County Road for 90 Days at I-85 for Bridge Replacement
A busy stretch of Georgia Highway 42/North Druid Hills Road in DeKalb County has shut down for the next three months, the state's Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced during the last full week of April....
GDOT & WXIA-TV - Thu February 08, 2024
Work Begins to Improve North Druid Hills Road Bridge in Northeast Atlanta
Construction at the North Druid Hills Road bridge in DeKalb County, Ga., in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, began Feb. 5 before a planned 90-day road closure in March, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
GDOT - Thu January 18, 2024
Contractors Continue Working to Complete I-16/I-75 Project in Georgia
Contractors working for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will continue construction on the I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon-Bibb. Crews currently have detours in place in order to perform work on the project, such as installing diaphragms on the I-16 eastbound overpass and installing overhang jacks on the I-16 westbound overpass....
The Associated Press & GDOT - Wed January 10, 2024
GDOT Awards $189M Contract to Raise Savannah Bridge So Large Ships Can Pass Underneath
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said Jan. 3 that it had chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah`s towering Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge so that today's larger cargo ships traveling up and down the Savannah River can pass underneath and reach one of the nation's busiest seaports....
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....
