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I-285/20 interchange near Atlanta set for $350-450M revamp
Construction is expected to start in 2022 on the reconstruction of the I-285/20 East interchange in DeKalb County. See Equipment World for details.
June 18, 2020
Roadbuilding
9 contractors win Georgia DOT road projects totaling $109 million
Keeping roadwork going during the coronavirus pandemic, the Georgia Department of Transportation awarded $109.4 million in contracts from March bids. Most of the work will be for resurfacing and widening projects. In all, 15 contracts were awarded during the month, with nine contractors entering winning bids. The largest single award of $27.9 million went to […]
April 15, 2020
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT awarded 388 contracts valued at $1.3 billion in FY 2017
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded 388 construction contracts valued at $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30, with maintenance projects accounting for 43 percent and road projects making of 35 percent of the total. The combined total for FY 2016 and FY 2017 was close to $3 billion. “FY 17 […]
August 23, 2017
Roadbuilding
Georgia transportation board elects new leadership team
The Georgia State Transportation Board has elected its new executive leadership team, including Jamie Boswell as chairman, Ann. R. Purcell as vice chairman and Tim Golden as secretary. Boswell represents the 10th Congressional District and has served on the board for four years, last serving as vice chairman. He is also on five other committees. […]
August 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
GDOT picks C.W. Matthews/Michael Baker for replacing Atlanta’s 110-year-old Courtland Street Bridge
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has selected the team of C.W. Matthews Contracting and Michael Baker International to replace Atlanta’s 110-year-old Courtland Street Bridge. The project, valued at $21 million and funded in part by Georgia’s Transportation Funding Act of 2015, will replace the structure between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Gilmer Street […]
August 2, 2017
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT awards 24 contracts valued at $85.4 million in June
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 24 contracts for transportation projects across the state valued at $85.4 million in its latest round of approvals. GDOT says 16 of the contracts are for “off-system safety” projects including signing and pavement marking upgrades to at least 475 locations on local roads. The projects, valued at […]
July 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Weekend replacement of Georgia SR 299 bridge over I-24 in just 90 seconds
In the time-lapse video below, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) replaces the State Route 299 bridge over Interstate 24 in Dade County in just one weekend using Accelerated Bridge Construction. The bridge was built in two segments next to the existing bridge while traffic continued to flow underneath. Once the bridge was completed, the […]
July 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT breaks ground on $500 million I-16/I-75 interchange project
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the Interstate 16/I-75 Interchange Improvement project in Macon, valued at nearly $500 million. The project will add improvements to 2.5 miles of I-75 from Hardeman Avenue to Pierce Avenue and almost 3 miles of I-16 from I-75 to Walnut Creek, GDOT reports. […]
June 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT launches summer 2017 construction season to include 539 projects
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has officially launched its summer 2017 construction season that will include 539 road improvement projects, representing what it calls as one of its busiest summer seasons in years. The season starts in just a couple of weeks, following the completion of the Interstate 85 bridges reconstruction following a collapse […]
June 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT awards 22 contracts valued at $69.4 million
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 22 contracts, mostly for pavement preservation, valued at $69.4 million in its most recent round of approvals. Preservation of existing infrastructure accounts for 17 of the contracts for resurfacing and maintenance of 120 miles of state highways. The largest of the contracts is for $29.8 million for […]
May 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
I-85 collapse update: Bridges over Piedmont Road to reopen by May 15
The reconstruction of the Interstate 85 bridges over Piedmont Road near Atlanta destroyed by fire at the end of March will be complete and open by May 15, a full month ahead of the original estimated completion date and 10 days ahead of a revised timeline issued last week. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Commissioner […]
May 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
I-85 bridge collapse: Last of 61 beams set overnight, 5 deck spans placed
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) closed Piedmont Road overnight April 25 to allow contractor C.W. Matthews to set the last of the 61 beams for the I-85 bridge reconstruction project. “This stage of the project represents yet another critical milestone in (GDOT’s) stated goal of reopening I-85 on or before June 15,” the agency […]
April 26, 2017
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