$58 Million Goes Toward Construction For Ga. Roads, Bridges, More

ATLANTA, GA – Georgia DOT awarded 23 construction contracts for statewide transportation projects totaling $58,459,454. The funds will go toward projects such as resurfacing roads, upgrading interstate signage and bridge construction and bridge rehabilitation, according to the department.

The project bids were received on Nov. 22 and contracts were awarded to the lowest qualified bidders on December 6.

The largest single investment contract, worth nearly $13.9 million, was awarded to C. W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. The company was hired to mill and plant mix resurface 19 miles of roadway on State Route 3 from Atwater Road to State Route 7 in Pike, Spalding and Upson counties. This contract, along with 16 other resurfacing contracts, represent 75 percent or nearly $44 million of the awarded funds.

The second largest single investment contract, $6.3 million, was awarded to Ozark Striping Company, Inc. The company was hired to upgrade signage at various locations on Interstate-85/State Route 403 from the Alabama State Line to Collinsworth Road (County Road 548) in Coweta, Harris, Meriwether and Troup counties. This contract, along with one other safety contract, represents 11 percent or $6.6 million of the awarded funds.

The remaining 14 percent, or approximately $8 million is allotted for bridge construction and bridge rehabilitation projects at various locations throughout the state.

The November awards bring the total construction contracts for Fiscal Year 2020 to $170 million. Fiscal Year 2020 began July 1, 2019.

Revisions have been made to the September 2019 announcement. To view it, along with the previously deferred contract and all other bidding information, please visit http://www.dot.ga.gov/PartnerSmart.