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Roadbuilding

Columbia County, Georgia DOT make videos to educate drivers about work zone safety

Hoping to lower the 2015 figure of 27 deaths in work zones on Columbia County roads, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and county officials have filmed construction zones around town for a new series of Public Service Announcements, wtvm.com reports. Each week, a new online video will discuss different rules and aspects of what drivers need to know when […]

July 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT joins Waze Connected Citizens Program

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is partnering with crowdsourced navigation app Waze’s Connected Citizens Program to share real-time data on construction zones, traffic incidents and road closures through its NaviGAtor program. The agency is the fourth Waze partner in the state and joins a growing list of state DOTs doing so, including Oregon, Alabama, Massachusetts, […]

July 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia, S. Carolina to partner on $75 million I-20 bridge replacement projects

Georgia and South Carolina will partner to replace Interstate 20 bridges crossing the Savannah River and the Augusta Canal and to add lanes to the interstate at Exit 1 in South Carolina. The project is estimated at $75 million. The bridges would provide three travel lanes in each direction and a “refuge area” for vehicles. From […]

July 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards 55 contracts for construction, maintenance projects statewide

On July 1, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded 55 contracts for construction and maintenance projects statewide totaling $171.3 million, wrdw.com reports. GDOT told the news agency that eight contracts totaling $72.6 million will go toward bridge replacements across the state. Approximately $36.8 million will go toward 20 road resurfacing and maintenance projects statewide. In addition, almost […]

July 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT celebrates 20 years of NaviGAtor 511 and Transportation Management Center

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is marking 20 years of both its NaviGAtor 511 program and Transportation Management Center, both of which were instituted prior to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games to help it handle the expected influx of roughly 2 million visitors. Both programs have operated 24 hours a day, seven days a […]

July 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT names bridge after Highway Emergency Response Operator Spencer Pass

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has named the Interstate 85 Bridge over Cleveland Avenue in Atlanta for Highway Emergency Response Operator Spencer Pass, who was struck and killed in January 2011 while he was assisting a stranded motorist. HEROs, as they are called, assist stranded motorists with problems such as flat tires, battery jump-starts […]

June 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards 37 construction, maintenance projects valued at $82.7 million

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 37 construction and maintenance project contracts valued at $82.7 million for projects advertised for bids in May. More than half of the projects are for resurfacing and maintenance work, with a value of $48.4 million. The largest project, valued at $13.8 million is for work on a six-mile […]

June 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards $246.5 million in road construction projects statewide

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) says it has awarded 27 contracts for statewide construction projects totaling over $246.5 million, according to a GDOT press release. The projects total $100 million more than last month and reflect the largest monthly contract investment since 2006. “These awarded contracts clearly demonstrate the benefits of suitable funding, and they are […]

May 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT begins celebration of 100-year anniversary

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has begun celebrations marking its 100-year anniversary. April 20-22 the public was allowed to visit a “Centennial exhibit” at the agency’s headquarters. “While a centennial is a time to reflect on the past, it is also a time to look ahead to new challenges,” Commissioner Russell McMurry said. “Drones, […]

April 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ga. DOT gives official nod to $800 million I-285/SR400 interchange project

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has issued its Notice to Proceed to North Perimeter Contractors to begin work on the $800 million I-285/SR 400 Improvement Project in Atlanta. The $800 million price tag includes right of way acquisitions, preliminary engineering, designs and environmental studies, among other costs. GDOT says more than 420,000 vehicles travel […]

April 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT approves 31 contracts for $146.6 million in work statewide

The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded 31 contracts valued at $146.6 million for projects across the state, including road widening and new bridge construction made possible by bridge bonds appropriated by the state legislature in 2015. Projects, announced the first of April, include: $31.2 million for widening and new bridge construction in Coffee County […]

April 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards 35 construction projects valued at $88.5 million

The Georgia Department of Transportation has approved 35 transportation construction project contracts valued at $88.5 million for advertised bids from February. Of these contracts, 11 are for bridge projects with a total value of $24.7 million and 18 are for resurfacing projects valued at more than $52 million. The largest project from an investment standpoint […]

March 16, 2016