Georgia – In November, the Georgia Department of Transportation went forward with a big wave of infrastructure spending. They approved more than $72 million in construction contracts for projects all over the state. The State Transportation Board accepted the awards at its monthly meeting and formalized them earlier this month. The lowest qualified bidders got the contracts.
A total of 22 projects were chosen, and they included a wide range of resurfacing, construction, bridge repair, and safety upgrades. Most of the money went to resurfacing the pavement, which shows that the agency continues to concentrate on keeping the roads in good shape. Ten resurfacing projects together cost nearly $48 million, which is about two-thirds of the total amount of money given out.
The biggest investment was a big resurfacing project on Interstate 20 and State Route 402 in Greene and Morgan counties. The project, which is worth around $12.5 million, covers over 34 miles and includes milling, inlay, slab replacement, resurfacing with plant mix, and new pavement markings. The goal of the repair is to make the pavement last longer and make driving safer along a busy road.
The second biggest type of funding was for construction projects. Seven construction contracts worth roughly $20.4 million made up just over a quarter of the awards given out in November. The biggest one, at about $5.8 million, will pay for the building of a new bridge and road approaches on Old Quitman Highway in Lowndes County, which crosses a CSX Transportation rail line.
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Bridge repair was also included of the monthly awards, but on a smaller scale. The two restoration projects cost around $2.5 million in total. The biggest of them, which costs around $1.6 million, focuses on extending the life of the structures and making them safer at several bridge sites in Bartow County.
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The rest of the money went to contracts that focused on safety. The three projects collectively cost around $1.3 million. The biggest one focused on improving pavement markings and fixing shoulders on multiple county highways in Chattahoochee County.
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Georgia DOT’s overall building commitments for Fiscal Year 2026 are currently about $1.6 billion, including the awards given out in November. The fiscal year started on July 1, 2025, and will end on June 30, 2026. It includes state, local, and transportation spending projects.
