ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded 23 projects in September 2024, including rehabilitation, resurfacing, safety, and bridge construction.
The largest single spend, roughly $33 million, went to a bridge construction project covering more than a quarter-mile bridge and approaches on U.S. Highway 82 BU/U.S. Highway 19 BU/State Route 520 (Oglethorpe Boulevard) over Flint River in Dougherty County. The contract represents 29% of the total award amount.
Approximately $76.9 million of the total awarded projects is designated for 13 resurfacing projects.
The largest investment within these projects involves milling and plant mix resurfacing at various locations on Interstate 85/State Route 403 and Interstate 285/State Route 407 in Clayton and Fulton counties, which cost approximately $19.4 million. The second largest resurfacing project, at $10.7 million, is more than 8.5 miles of milling, inlay, and plant mix resurfacing on State Route 20 from east of Avalon Parkway and State Route 81 to Lower Woolsey Road in Henry County.
These and 11 additional resurfacing contracts represent 58% of the total award.