Tue May 02, 2017
ATL Bridge Opens Before Memorial Day
State officials say a collapsed interstate bridge in the heart of Atlanta that's being rebuilt will be reopened weeks earlier than expected. Local news organizations report the Georgia Department of Transportation said May 1 the new section of Interstate 85 will be opened before the Memorial Day weekend....
Becca J. G. Godwin - Access Atlanta - Fri April 28, 2017
Georgia DOT Teams Up With Lego to Inspire Young Engineers
The Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Transportation collaboration aims to “help inspire the minds of young engineers-to-be and shed a positive, creative light on the high-profile reconstruction of I-85,” according to a news release....
Wed April 26, 2017
Work Continues on I-85 in ATL
As work continues 24/7 on the I-85 rebuild, Marc Mastronardi, Georgia Department of Transportation director of construction, provided a status update for the project, which Georgia DOT has committed to completing and opening to traffic on or before June 15....
Nicole Carr - WSB-TV - Thu April 13, 2017
Man Takes GDOT to Court over I-85 Construction Work
A northeast Atlanta man is suing the Georgia Department of Transportation over noise issues tied to the Interstate 85 bridge collapse reconstruction. The complaint was electronically filed Saturday in Fulton County Superior Court....
Wed April 12, 2017
Georgia DOT Intends to Reopen I-85 by June 15
The Georgia DOT announced it plans to complete the rebuilding of I-85 by June 15, returning motorists to one of the main arteries through metro Atlanta approximately 10 weeks after its collapse. “At the Governor's urging, we are going to incentivize the completion of this work,” said Marc Mastronardi, Georgia DOT director of construction....
David Wickert - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon April 10, 2017
Demolition Done, Construction Begins on New I-85 Span
Eight days after a section of I-85 in Atlanta lay in ruins, a contractor has already cleared the rubble and is beginning construction on a replacement span. On April 7, workers began shoring up existing columns they were able to salvage, and beams to support the new elevated stretch of highway will begin arriving by April 15, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation....
Natalie Rauch - Fri March 31, 2017
Georgia DOT Responds to ATL Bridge Fire
A bridge collapsed after a huge fire erupted on Interstate 85 in Atlanta during the early evening of March 30. After arriving at the scene, emergency services were forced to close down the northbound side of bridge and shortly afterwards the bridge collapsed completely....
Cindy Riley - Wed March 15, 2017
Crews Widen State Route 400 in Forsyth County
A $47 million design-build project that will widen state Route 400 in Forsyth County from McFarland Parkway Interchange to state Route 369/Browns Bridge Road is moving forward in Georgia. Crews are constructing one lane in the existing inside median, both northbound and southbound, from McFarland Parkway to state Route 369, and are working on bridge widening over Big Creek and the Sawnee Creek portion of Lake Lanier....
Cindy Riley - Wed February 15, 2017
Crews Work to Save Lives on Mike Padgett Highway
In an effort to help save lives, construction crews in Augusta, Ga., are making improvements to a dangerous stretch of roadway commonly referred to as Mike Padgett Highway. Work on the $29 million state Route (SR) 56 project began in late 2013 and should be completed by the first quarter of 2017....
