ATLANTA In June 2023, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded a total of 13 projects valued at approximately $104,342,160.94.

The largest single investment, worth around 78 million US dollars, is the reconstruction Project to widen and redesign the existing diamond interchange on US 278/I-20/SR 402 at SR 20 in Rockdale County. This contract represents 82 percent of the funds awarded.

Six projects received funding to build bridges and roundabouts in various parts of the state. The largest of these projects, valued at approximately $4.8 million, involves the construction of a 0.422-mile bridge and ramps on Honey Creek Road over Snapping Shoals Creek in Rockdale County.

The second largest bridge construction project involves the construction of a 0.182-mile bridge and approaches on Post Road (CR 299) over Hurricane Creek in Jeff Davis County, valued at approximately $2.4 million. These contracts and four other bridge construction contracts represent 13 percent of the funds awarded.

Approximately $4 million (4 percent) of the approved funds will be used to build a roundabout at the intersection of SR 37 and SR 76 in Cook County.

The remaining 1 percent is earmarked for a bridge rehabilitation project in Banks, Gwinnett and Hall counties.

In June, Lumin8 Transportation Technologies, LLC / Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. was awarded a design-build project valued at approximately $2.6 million. This project will design, build and install three dynamic traffic signals (DMS) with concrete poles and surveillance cameras at or near each location, along with associated cabinets, train boxes and supporting ITS infrastructure in Bartow, Crisp and Harris counties.

To learn more about this project, please visit: https://www.dot.ga.gov/GDOT/pages/DesignBuild.aspx

With the contracts awarded in June, the total construction contract amount for fiscal year 2024 is $2.6 billion. This amount includes TIA, design-bid-build, design-build, and locally managed projects. Fiscal year 2024 began on July 1, 2023.

List of contract notices (including rejected and/or deferred projects). Bids for design-bid-build projects were received on June 21 and contracts were awarded to the lowest qualified bidders on July 5.

Supplementary contract notice (includes previously postponed projects that have now been awarded).

Contractors and consultants, including Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), registered small businesses, and veteran-owned small businesses interested in bidding on projects or performing work, must prequalify with the Georgia DOT. For more information, visit http://www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Business/Prequalification/PrequalContractors.

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