The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded a total of 10 projects in February 2024 including resurfacing, safety, and bridge construction and reconstruction.
The largest single investment, valued at approximately $64 million, is allocated to a reconstructionproject covering 3.732 miles of widening on US 76/State Route (SR) 515/SR 2 from east of Earl Shelton Road to Sampson Road. This project also includes the construction of two bridges and approaches over Brasstown Creek. The second-largest reconstruction investment, worth approximately $1 million, consists of ATMS/ITS expansion at various locations on I 75 /SR 401 from US 41/SR 7 to Old Coffee Road in Cook, Crisp, Dooly, Tift, and Turner counties. These contracts represent 47% of the total award amount.
Approximately $53 million of the total awarded projects are designated for five bridge constructionprojects. The largest investment within these projects involves 0.833 miles of construction of bridges and approaches on US 84/SR 38 over the Satilla River in Pierce and Ware counties, valued at approximately $44 million. The second-largest bridge construction project, valued at $8.3 million, consists of intersection improvement on SR 316 at Cedars Road in Gwinnett County. These contracts represent 39% of the total award.
Two safety projects, valued at $12 million or 9% of the awarded funds, one contract involves pedestrian upgrades on SR 3 (Northside Drive) from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to Rhodes Street in Fulton County.
Five percent of the awarded funds were allocated to two resurfacing projects valued at approximately $6 million. One of the resurfacing projects consists of 7.940 miles of milling, inlay, and plant mix resurfacing on SR 1 Loop from US 411 to US 27 in Floyd County, with an estimated value of approximately $5 million.
In the month of February, a Design-Build project worth approximately $38 million was awarded to Reeves Construction Company. This project entails 4.844…
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