In April 2025, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded 16 transportation contracts amounting to approximately $68.2 million. The largest contract, valued at about $24 million, was allocated for constructing a 0.767-mile bridge and its approaches on Bells Ferry Road over the Little River in Cherokee County. The second-largest project, estimated at $7 million, involves building a 0.448-mile bridge and its approaches on SR 52 over the Chestatee River in Lumpkin County.
These two projects, along with nine other construction contracts, represent around 84 percent of the total funds awarded. A bridge rehabilitation project totaling over $4.8 million accounts for 7 percent of the overall awards and includes repairs at multiple locations along SR 92 and I-75/SR 401 in Cherokee and Gordon counties.
Approximately 6 percent of the funds, or around $3.7 million, were allocated to three safety projects. Two of these projects, totaling $1.5 million, involve installing pedestrian hybrid beacon crossing signals at various locations along US 9/41/SR 3 in Clayton County and making intersection improvements on US 23/SR 42 (Moreland Avenue) at SR 154 and Arkwright Place in DeKalb and Fulton counties. The third safety project is valued at $575,000 and focuses on railroad crossing safety enhancements on Rumble Road in Monroe County.
The remaining funds went to a resurfacing project on SR 35 in Tift County. This project includes milling, plant mix resurfacing, and shoulder rehabilitation over a stretch of 7.823 miles from north of SR 520 to south of the Irwin County line.
The April awards bring the total construction contracts for Fiscal Year 2025 to $1.8 billion. This total includes TIA, Design-Bid-Build, and locally administered projects. Bids for Design-Bid-Build projects were received on April 18, with contracts awarded to the lowest qualified bidders on May 2, 2025.
Contractors interested in bidding or performing work must prequalify with Georgia DOT as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), registered small businesses or veteran-owned small businesses.
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