Georgia DOT Announces January 2024 Awards: Emphasis on Resurfacing, Safety, Bridge Construction and in Bridge Rehabilitation
Monday, March 4th, 2024
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded a total of 14 projects in January 2024 including resurfacing, safety, and bridge construction.
The largest single investment, valued at approximately $56 million, is allocated to a resurfacing project covering 19.646 miles of milling, inlay, and plant mix resurfacing on I-575/SR 417 from I-75/SR 401 to the Etowah River in Cherokee and Cobb counties. The second-largest resurfacing investment, worth approximately $20 million, encompasses the resurfacing of 4.801 miles, including milling and plant mix resurfacing, on I-85/SR 403 from north of Pleasant Hill Road to north of Old Peachtree Road in Gwinnett County. These contracts, along with six additional resurfacing contracts, represent 83% of the total award amount.
Approximately $16 million of the total awarded projects is designated for five bridge constructionprojects. The largest investment within these projects involves construction of a 0.574-mile bridge and approaches on SR 58 over Squirrel Town Creek in Dade County valued at approximately $6.4 million. The second largest bridge construction project, valued at $6.1 million, constructs a nearly half-mile bridge and approaches on SR 166 over Big Indian Creek in Carroll County. These contracts, along with one additional bridge construction contract, represent 13% of the total award.
Three percent of the awarded funds were allocated to two bridge rehabilitation projects valued at approximately $4 million. One of the bridge rehabilitations consist of deck rehabilitation with LMC overlay, polymer overlay, spall repairs, beam repairs, joint replacement, and column jackets at various locations on I-75/SR 401 over CR 61 Klopper Road in Monroe County, with an estimated value of approximately $2.5 million.
A single safety project, valued at $1 million or 1% of the awarded funds, involves the installation of sharp curve warning signs at various locations in Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Towns, Union, and White counties.