GDOT Awards Contracts To Repair Bridges In Bartow County

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- The Georgia Department of Transportation recently awarded 37 contracts for statewide construction projects totaling over $82.7 million. 

The northwest Georgia 17-county region claimed nearly $12 million in construction project awards, which were advertised for bids in May and awarded June 3, GDOT said. 

Taking care of conditions on existing infrastructure across the state is Georgia DOT’s first obligation. Over 58 percent of the total awards – about $48.4 million – are for road resurfacing and maintenance projects.

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The project to resurface 9 miles on S.R. 71 between Roland Hills Road and Wolfe Street in Whitfield County is this month’s top dollar investment in northwest Georgia. This section of the highway needs resurfacing because the existing pavement is deteriorating.  

The entire project is expected to be completed by the end of April 2017 and should cost around $3.4 million.  

Other projects in northwest Georgia include:

• Rehabilitating the two bridges on I-75 over Lake Allatoona in Bartow County: $2.77 million; awarded to Massana Construction, Inc.
• Bridge rehabilitation at various locations in Bartow and Gordon counties: $2.73 million; awarded to Baldwin Paving Co. 
• Bridge rehabilitation at various locations in Cherokee County: $1.36 million; awarded to RAM Construction Services of Michigan.  

Details on awarded projects from the Department’s April letting can be found through the Award Announcement Downloads here. Once on the site, click on the Award Announcement link on the right of the page. 

Information on schedules, lane closures and detours will be made available in advance of construction activities. For general information about the Transportation Funding Act of 2015, visit www.GAroads.org.

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