Resurfacing represents 60% of awarded funds
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has awarded 38 contracts for statewide construction and maintenance projects totaling $97.6 million. These projects were advertised for bids in June, bids were received in July and contracts were awarded on August 5.
Georgia DOT’s first obligation with funds resulting from Georgia’s Transportation Funding Act (TFA) is to maintain and improve existing infrastructure. This month, pavement preservation dominates with 22 resurfacing contracts awarded in the amount of $58.5 million. These pavement preservation projects represent 60 percent of the awarded contracts across the state.
In Bartow County in northwest Georgia, one mile of additional lanes will be constructed on SR 113 from Old Alabama Road to SR 61. The $6.3 million contract was awarded to Bartow Paving Company, Inc. of Cartersville, Ga.
“I am delighted that Georgia DOT continues to address maintenance that was previously deferred,” Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell R. McMurry said. “The funds that result from the Transportation Funding Act enable us to address our critical infrastructure – including our pavements. Our goal is to restore a 15-year resurfacing cycle instead of the 50-year cycle we faced in 2014.”
The largest volume contract, valued at $14.2 million, is for 19.5 miles of resurfacing and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 35 in Colquitt and Thomas counties in southwest Georgia. The contractor is The Scruggs Company of Hahira, Ga. and the completion date is June 30, 2017.
Safety improvement contracts totaling $17.6 million were also awarded. These include traffic signal upgrades; guardrail replacements; and upgrades in signing, striping and pavement markings – a critical element of roadway safety. These markings enhance driver awareness of roadway alignment, pedestrian crossings, and where vehicles should stop. Renewed road markings are highly visible, especially at night and in inclement weather.
Two new construction projects were also awarded.
In Thomas County in far southwest Georgia, median crossovers will be constructed in 20 locations along 6.7 miles of US 19/SR 3 from the Florida state line. The contract, valued at almost $8.5 million, was awarded to Oxford Construction Company of Albany, Ga. with a completion date of June 30, 2018. These crossovers are a safety benefit as they increase visibility for turning drivers.
In Bartow County in northwest Georgia, one mile of additional lanes will be constructed on SR 113 from Old Alabama Road to SR 61. The $6.3 million contract was awarded to Bartow Paving Company, Inc. of Cartersville, Ga.
Rounding out this month’s awards are five contracts for bridges, valued at a total of almost $6.2 million. These include bridge preservation/rehabilitations, and construction of a replacement bridge. Southeast Georgia’s Chatham County will see bridge rehabilitations at 22 locations on I-95/SR 405. In west central Georgia, a new bridge will be constructed on SR 109 Spur over Red Oak Creek in Meriwether County. The new bridge replaces a 52 year-old load-restricted bridge. This project is not related to the nearby historic Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge.