GDOT - Thu May 02, 2019
GDOT Cautions Drivers as Construction Season Starts
Although Work Zone Safety Awareness Week ended April 12, the Georgia Department of Transportation continues to urge motorists to take its safety messages to heart, share them with family and friends and "drive like you work here" every single day....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 04, 2019
GDOT's $135M Widening of I-85 Presses Forward
The first of the Georgia Department of Transportation's 11 Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) projects, the $135 million-plus design-build widening of I-85, is being constructed by C.W. Matthews Contracting Company (CWM) Inc....
GDOT - Thu April 04, 2019
James Magazine Adds GDOT Commissioner McMurry to 'Most Influential Georgians' List
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry was named among the most influential Georgians by James Magazine in the publication's March/April 2019 edition. The list is a compilation of 100 major business, political and media players from across the state....
GDOT - Thu April 04, 2019
Engineering Georgia Names GDOT Women to Top 100
Engineering Georgia magazine, the official statewide magazine of Georgia's engineering industry, recently released its listing of Top 100 Influential Women in Georgia, and nearly 10 percent of the listing includes women who work for or with Georgia DOT on a daily basis....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 11, 2019
GDOT Commissioner Heads AASHTO Highway Council
Russell McMurry, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation, has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Council on Highways and Streets....
GDOT - Mon March 11, 2019
Atlanta's Rank for Traffic Congestion Improves in U.S., World
Atlanta ranks No. 11 among the top 25 most congested cities in the U.S. — significantly lower than other major U.S. cities across the nation, including Boston (No. 1), Washington D.C (No. 2), Chicago (No....
GDOT - Mon March 11, 2019
Officials Welcome Kan to Transportation Roundtable
On the heels of President Trump's discussion of infrastructure needs in his State of the Union address, today Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry recently joined other Georgia leaders including Jay Roberts, state transportation planning director representing Gov....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 11, 2019
Burford Highway Project Helps Growing Community Keep Pace
The widening and reconstruction of 1.68 mi. of Buford Highway (State Route 13) in the city of Buford, a $16.7 million Georgia Department of Transportation project, is scheduled to be delivered by E.R. Snell Contractor Inc....
Michael Baker International - Mon January 14, 2019
Michael Baker International Wins Awards for Two Projects
Michael Baker International, an engineering, planning and consulting services firm, was recently recognized for two projects by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia) and the Georgia Department of Transportation during the annual Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality Preconstruction Design Awards....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 10, 2019
'Continuous Flow Intersection' Targets Left Turns
Downtown Snellville in Gwinnett County is undergoing a major road infrastructure upgrade to improve traffic flow under a $13.5 million Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) project. Plans call for the installation of a continuous-flow intersection (CFI), also known as a displaced left turn, which will remove the left turns from the main intersection of SR 124 and U.S....
