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Governor Perdue Certifies $84 Million in Transportation Projects

Thursday, October 8, 2009  Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774

ATLANTA– Today Governor Sonny Perdue announced that he has certified a list of transportation projects under the “1511 Certification” that will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

“These projects will bring safety improvements and needed maintenance to roads, intersections and bridges around Georgia,” said Governor Perdue. “These projects will strengthen our state’s transportation system and put Georgians to work.”

For more information, visit Georgia DOT’s stimulus website at www.dot.state.ga.us/gastimulus .The list of the projects approved in October 2009 is below:

 

County

Description

Work Type

ARRA Total

BUTTS

SR 42/US 23 PASSING LANES @ 2 LOC BT JACKSON & JENKINSBURG

Passing Lanes

$8,972,892

CHATHAM

SAVANNAH RIVER FERRY SYSTEM - CONSTRUCT NEW FERRY BOAT

Transit

$1,000,000

COBB

SR 120/ROSWELL RD FM SR 120 ALT TO BRIDGEGATE DR - GRTA

Widening

$14,460,000

COWETA

CR 41/GREEN TOP RD @ CSX RAILROAD 2 MI NE OF NEWNAN

Bridges

$1,934,869

COWETA

CR 130/CANNON ROAD @ WHITE OAK CREEK 3.5 MI NE OF MORELAND

Bridges

$1,850,798

FULTON

SR 141/PTREE RD CORRIDOR IMP FM SR 400 TO ROXBORO RD

Safety Improvement & Median Work

$15,000,000

LOWNDES

I-75 FROM FLORIDA STATE LINE TO SR 133

Resurface & Maintenance

$16,440,000

NEWTON

SR 142 FM SOUTH OF SR 12/US 278 TO CR 72 IN COVINGTON

Widening

$17,492,939

PAULDING

CR 467/BAKERS BRIDGE RD @ SWEETWATER CREEK 6 MI SW OF HIRAM

Bridges

$2,397,400

TERRELL

SR 49 FM SR 45 FOR APPROX 3 MI TO CORRECT HORIZ ALIGNMENT

Minor Widen & Resurfacing

$4,615,000

Grand Total

 

$84,163,898