The November projects included $66 million for two widening and construction projects, roughly $20 million for 10 resurfacing projects and $5.6 million for three bridge projects.
“As we move into 2016, GDOT will begin to see funds resulting from HB-170 – Georgia’s Transportation Funding Act – which will lead to a substantial increase in monthly awarded contracts that address our backlog of road and bridge maintenance needs,” GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry says.
“And now with passage of the new long term federal highway funding bill, we will also be able to efficiently plan and deliver major projects – something that has been lacking for way too long.”
Projects include:
- In Ware County, a $34.1 million project will widen and reconstruct 6.1 miles on US 84/SR 38 beginning west of Ruskin Road (CR 88) and extending east of Wadley Road (CR 294). The contractor is East Coast Asphalt, LLC of Douglas, Ga. and the completion date is May 31, 2018.
- In Brooks and Colquitt counties a 9.6 mile $32 million widening and reconstruction project for SR 133 from Old Quitman Adel Road (CR 1) to Old Berlin Road (CR 256) was awarded to The Scruggs Company of Hahira, Ga. The completion date is April 30, 2018.
- In Dade, Richmond and Warren counties, 10 resurfacing projects covering some 63 miles and valued at $19.3 million.
- In Lanier County a bridge construction project, valued at $3.7 million, was awarded under the Legislature’s $100 million bridge bond appropriation. The project includes construction of a bridge and approaches on SR 64 over Five Mile Creek and Ten Mile Creek. The contractor is Southeastern Site Development, Inc. of Newnan, Georgia, and the completion date is October 31, 2017. Since fiscal year 2016 began in July, a total of 14 bridge bond projects valued at $42.9 million have been awarded. The remaining 11 bridges to be funded with bonds will be bid out in the coming months.
- In Richmond County, 1.2 miles of turn lane construction and intersection improvements, valued at almost $5.4 million, is scheduled to be completed on November 30.
- In Fulton County, intersection enhancements were awarded for various locations on SR 139 to improve efficiency with traffic signal upgrades and ITS installation. The contract, valued at $652,866, was awarded to Knight & Associates, Inc. of Atlanta with a completion date of September 30.
