Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 17, 2022
Construction Crews Give Atlanta Motor Speedway Necessary Upgrade
The Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) has hosted racing events of all types for more than 60 years. But it was time for a change. The racetrack was last paved in 1997, so track officials decided to get radical....
Progressive Railroading & What Now Atlanta - Mon February 14, 2022
Atlanta's MARTA to Develop Bankhead Station at Green Line's Western End
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a transit-oriented development (TOD) at the Bankhead Station, the western terminus of the Green Line....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon February 14, 2022
Construction Restarted for $100M Mixed-Use Project in Roswell, Ga.
Before January, passersby on Alpharetta Street in Roswell, Ga., had seen little construction activity at the $100 million Southern Post project since the start of the pandemic two years ago. But crews were finally able to restart work on the mixed-use development at the site of the former Roswell Plaza shopping center....
Axios Atlanta - Wed February 09, 2022
Atlanta Hopes to Heal Communities Torn Apart by Interstate 75/85
Georgia neighborhoods like Sweet Auburn, Summerhill and others across Atlanta that were split apart decades ago during the construction of the country's interstate highway system could try to repair the damage under a program in the federal $1.2 trillion infrastructure package....
WTOC-TV & CEG - Tue February 08, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Has Begun Construction of New Facility Near Savannah, Ga.
In the spring of 2023, a new and advanced U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) facility will be opened on historic Tybee Island, near Savannah, Ga. The $30 million project will be an update and expansion of a much older building currently used by the Coast Guard station....
CEG - Thu January 20, 2022
Crews Continue Work On $500M Megaproject
Considerable progress is being made since ground was broken in April 2017 on the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) I-16/I-75 Improvement Project. While most of the construction from Phase 1 was completed in summer 2021, the next phases of construction are starting to ramp up, most notably in Bibb County, Ga....
Electrek - Thu January 13, 2022
Rivian Automotive Plans to Unveil Huge EV Plant, Test Track East of Atlanta
The American electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive is planning to begin building its second manufacturing plant in Georgia in 2022, and, from all indications, the facility will be huge. Site plans uncovered by a member of Rivian Forums, an online discussion group made up of Rivian owners and enthusiasts, has revealed that the California-based automaker wants to construct a 20 million-sq.-ft....
CEG - Thu January 13, 2022
Athens, Ga., Officials Search for Construction Barriers After UGA Wins Title
The streets of Athens, Ga., were filled with Georgia Bulldogs' fans and students well into the early morning hours of Jan. 11 following the football team's historic win over Alabama to clinch their first National Championship in 41 years....
Morgan County Citizen - Wed January 12, 2022
Georgia Sheriffs' Association Hopes to Be in New Building in October
Construction of the estimated new home in Madison for the Georgia Sheriffs' Association, and its related organizations, is continuing despite some delays in construction supplies. Shayne Goddard, director of development, property, and facilities for the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Foundation, said construction of the $8.5 million, 23,000-sq.-ft....
CEG - Thu December 23, 2021
Joey Martin Auctioneers Holds Its Final Sale of 2021 in Carrollton, Georgia
Winding down its 2021 auctioning schedule, Joey Martin Auctioneers held its last sale of the year at its Carrollton, Ga., sale site on Dec. 15. Another "barn burner" of attendance combined with a massive online presence vying for a nice line-up of machines, trucks, trailers, support equipment and much more made for a very successful year end sale....
