GDOT Awards $11.2M in Construction Contracts in Northeast Region

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

Last month Georgia DOT awarded two resurfacing projects and one bridge replacement project in the Northeast Region representing a construction investment of $11,215,585.90.

$8.3 Million in Resurfacing Projects

A 17-mile resurfacing project that spans Barrow, Gwinnett and Jackson Counties will resurface State Route (SR) 124 beginning northeast of SR 20 and extending south of SR 53.

In Elbert County four miles of SR 17 will be resurfaced beginning north of Fairfax Circle and extending west of SR 17/SR 72.

Both of these projects were awarded to E. R. Snell Contractor, Inc. and have a November 30, 2019 completion date.

$2.8 Million Bridge Replacement

In Jackson County, the bridge on SR 82 Spur over the North Oconee River will be replaced by Talley Construction of Rossville, GA.

In order to deliver this project more efficiently the bridge will be closed during construction and traffic will be detoured for six months. This project has a scheduled completion date of March 31, 2020.