The projects include the third phase of the Cleveland Bypass and resurfacing sections of Highways 17 and 115. (Dean Dyer/wrwh.com)
(GAINESVILLE) – The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded over $28 million for ten road construction and upgrade projects in Northeast Georgia.
The contracts were awarded in June. The largest is for the third phase of the Cleveland Bypass in White County. This widening project represents an $11 million investment in White County and was awarded to CMES, Inc.
The project starts at the intersection of State Route 11/US 129 and ends at the intersection with State Route 75. Hulsey Road will be widened to 4-lanes with a center turn lane. Transporation officials say it will take approximately 510 days to complete the project once work begins.
Resurfacing Projects
A number of road resurfacing projects are also slated to get underway soon across Northeast Georgia.
State Route 17 in Habersham and Stephens Counties will be resurfaced between State Route 184 and State Route 365. The project has an estimated completion date of May 31, 2020.
State Route 115 will be resurfaced in White County starting at the Lumpkin County line and extending to North Bell Street. Work is expected to be completed by December 15 of next year.
State Route 53 in Forsyth and Dawson Counties will be resurfaced from State Route 183 and extending south of Chestatee Height Road. C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. will be doing the work. The project is also expected to be completed by December 15, 2020.
Rumble Strips
Road safety features in the region are also getting a boost with GDOT’s latest round of funding.
GDOT awarded $2 million to Southern States Pavement Markings LLC to upgrade rumble strips in 11 counties. The strips are a safety feature that alert drivers of lane lines. The routes and locations below were identified by the district based on crash history, according to GDOT region spokesperson Katie Strickland.
- Banks: State Route 164
- Elbert: State Routes 172, 368
- Franklin: State Routes 8, 17, 51, 59
- Habersham: State Routes 17, 197
- Hart: State Routes 8, 77, 172
- Lumpkin: State Route 9
- Madison: State Routes 8, 98, 191, 281
- Stephens: State Routes 17 ALT, 63, 419
- Towns: State Route 180
- Union: State Route 180
- White Counties: State Routes 11, 254, 348, 356
Work on these projects is expected to be completed within a year.
Signage and striping upgrades
Habersham County will receive signing and striping upgrades on various county roads. The project spans 42 miles and includes highway signs, striping, and pavement marking on 15 county roads in Habersham. The state department of transportation awarded the $155,527 contract to Roadscape North Florida.
Transportation officials also approved an off-system safety project including 50 miles of highway signs, striping, and pavement markings on 25 county roads in Clarke County. The $480,814 contract was awarded to Brown’s Asphalt Maintenance Inc.
Barrow County also received an off-system safety project which includes nearly 50 miles of highway signs, striping, and pavement markings on 15 different roads. This project totaled $427,971 and was awarded to Mid-States Striping Inc.
Work on all three of these projects is expected to be completed by June 30 of next year.
511 Navigator Expansion
GDOT awarded $1.5 million to expand the state’s free highway assistance programs. Additional cameras and information systems will installed at various locations along I-985 in Gwinnett and Hall Counties. This will provide HERO and CHAMP operators real-time information on traffic flow. The project will start in Suwanee at I-85 and I-985 and end in Gainesville at Jesse Jewell Parkway and I-985.
The project is also expected to be completed by June 30, 2020.
