Tag: Georgia State Transportation Board

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

North Perimeter Contractors selected for Georgia DOT I-285/SR 400 project

Georgia’s State Transportation Board approved North Perimeter Contractors for the design, construction and partial financing of the I-285/SR 400 Reconstruction Project, which at one time would have been the most expensive transportation project for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) at $1.1 billion. Four contractors were competing for the project. North Perimeter Contractors’ winning bid […]

December 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Four contractors compete for $1.1 billion I-285/GA 400 interchange project in Atlanta

Georgia is set to spend more money than it’s ever spent on a road project to redesign and reconstruct the Interstate 285/GA 400 interchange for $1.1 billion, but first, the state has to decide who’s going to the work. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports four teams of contractors have submitted their proposals to take on the $1.1 billion project. […]

September 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards two bridge projects from new $100 million bridge bond program

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded two bridge and approach construction contracts that will be funded from a bridge bond program instituted this year by the state. The two projects, one in the southern county of Jeff Davis, and the other in the northern county of Elbert, are being financed through a $100 […]

July 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia transportation board authorizes $1 billion I-285/GA 400 interchange reconstruction

The Georgia State Transportation Board (STB) has approved a joint resolution between the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) to carry out the Interstate 285/GA 400 interchange. “The $1 Billion I-285/SR 400 Interchange reconstruction project is the state’s highest transportation infrastructure improvement priority and its most expensive road […]

July 3, 2015