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At least a dozen GDOT engineers attended the meeting to answer one-on-one questions and explain why they say the R-cut design is safer than a traffic signal.
TIFTON – Less than a week after Hurricane Helene crossed into southwest Georgia, state routes are passable, just a handful of intersections need repair and debris removal is about to get underway.
CORDELE, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded $1.6 million to the Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority (SWGREA) in an effort to improve the SAM Shortline.
The brine operations are scheduled to begin Sunday at 7 a.m. GDOT maintenance forces will begin by brining I-85 S, I-75, I-185, and I-16. A GDOT contractor will focus on high-priority, multi-lane ...
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is taking a critical step to modernize the state's transportation infrastructure and expand broadband access to rural and underserved ...
HERO is returning to 24/7 service on July 1. GDOT says in the past two years, it’s had more than 135,000 calls for service. They’ll now go back to covering over 400 miles of Georgia roads.
An emailed statement from GDOT district communications specialist Nita Birmingham read, “Dougherty County missed $450,934.89 in LMIG funds for FY 2024 because the county was not audit compliant.” ...
The closure will begin Sunday at 6 p.m. and is “part of GDOT’s routine efforts to maintain the safety, accessibility and overall condition of transportation facilities throughout the district.” ...