Georgia DOT awards $155 Million in Construction Contracts in November

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded 30 projects valued at approximately $155,385,210.43 in November 2022.  The largest single investment, worth approximately $16 million, was awarded to E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. This resurfacing project consists of 11.06 miles of milling, plant mix resurfacing, and shoulder rehabilitation on State Route (SR) 3 from SR 7 to the Henry County line in Spalding County. This contract, along with 21 other resurfacing contracts, represents 74 percent of the awarded funds.  The second largest contract is a maintenance project worth approximately $15 million. This project was awarded to Webber, LLC, and consists of 10.47 miles of concrete rehabilitation on I-75 from north of SR 96 to south of Sardis Church Road in Bibb, Crawford, and Peach counties. This contract, along with two other maintenance contracts, represents 11 percent of the awarded funds.  Three bridge construction projects represent 10 percent, or approximately $16 million, of the awarded funds. The bridge construction projects include the construction of one bridge and approaches in each Bibb, Clayton, and Fannin counties.  Two percent of the awarded funds were allotted for a construction project. This project consisted of the construction of a roundabout on SR 138 at Union Church Road in Rockdale County. This contract is worth approximately $4 million.  A safety project in Fulton County, worth approximately $2 million, represents two percent of the awarded funds. The project includes traffic signal upgrades at various county locations.  The remaining one percent of the awarded funds were allotted for a widening and reconstruction project in Cherokee County. This project represents a $1.9 million investment and allowed for additional turn lanes on SR 140 at Avery Road.  The November awards bring the total construction contracts for Fiscal Year 2023 to $738.3 million. This total includes TIA, Design-Bid-Build, and locally administered projects. Fiscal Year 2023 began July 1, 2022.