CEG - Tue March 09, 2021
Building Set For 2024 On First Four GA 316 Projects in Oconee County
Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024 on four of nine intersection projects in Oconee County, Georgia, that are part of a massive effort to transform Georgia State Road 316 into what the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is calling "a freeway-style corridor."Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chair John Daniell said he received notice of the preliminary schedule for the nine Oconee County intersection projects in December....
CEG - Mon February 22, 2021
SCDOT Widening U.S. 17 North of Savannah in $41.9M Effort
A $41.9 million project widening U.S. Highway 17 between Hardeeville, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., to four lanes from two began Feb. 22, according to a release from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 18, 2021
CMES Inc. Expects To Complete SR 360 Reconstruction By 2022
The Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $66.7 million reconstruction and widening of SR 360 from SR 176/New Macland Road near Marietta in Cobb County to SR 120/Charles Hardy Parkway near Dallas in Paulding County began last summer and is expected to be delivered by CMES Inc....
PIRTEK - Wed February 17, 2021
New Owner is Perfect Fit for Three Georgia PIRTEK Franchises
Three metro Atlanta area PIRTEK franchises — PIRTEK Alpharetta, PIRTEK Dobbins and PIRTEK Norcross — have been owned and operated by Janice and Mike McCarthy for close to two decades. The McCarthy's built these businesses from the ground up and dedicated much time and effort to establishing relationships with customers and creating a beloved team of employees....
Rome News Tribune - Thu February 11, 2021
Georgia's Alabama Highway Widening Project Set for September Finish
After more than 3½ years, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced that its widening project along Alabama Highway/GA Highway 151 in north Georgia is closing in on the final stages of completion....
MovingHenryForward.org - Thu February 11, 2021
GDOT Planning for 2023-24 Start to Bethlehem Road Interchange
In an update to Henry County officials on Feb. 2, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) leadership shared with the county a new timeline for the proposed Interstate 75/Bethlehem Road interchange south of McDonough....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu February 11, 2021
Beltline Rail Now Unveils $2.5B Atlanta Beltline Transit Plan
Transit advocates have a new plan to speed up construction of the Atlanta Beltline. Now they need to persuade everyone from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and the Atlanta City Council to state and federal officials to get on board....
CEG - Thu January 21, 2021
Joey Martin Auctioneers Kicks Off Its Auction Year With Carrollton, Ga., Sale
On Jan. 13, 2021, Joey Martin Auctioneers kicked off its auctioning year with a successful sale at its Carrollton, Ga., sale site. In addition to a nice turnout of "regulars," quite a few "first timers" came out to bid on a nice line-up of machines, trailers, support equipment and tankers....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu January 21, 2021
Specialty Teams Collaborate to Complete Savannah River Flume
It's not every day that onlookers at a construction site include alligators and venomous snakes, but at the recently completed Savannah River Flume, part of the larger Raw Water Canal Improvements approved by Beaufort — Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (BJWSA) — that was the guaranteed daily scene....
Cartersville Daily Tribune News - Thu January 14, 2021
Georgia County Planning for Several Major Road Projects Over Next Few Years
In many respects, Tom Sills, transportation planner of the Cartersville-Bartow County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), said 2021 represents something of a calm before the storm when it comes to major roadwork projects planned throughout his Georgia community, northwest of Atlanta....
