Georgia Department of Transportation

Type: Organization

Name: Georgia Department of Transportation

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

GA DOT Summer Highway Construction Ramps Up

Press Release: Georgia Department of TransportationATLANTA – Summer officially begins Friday but certain things naturally occur each year to assure us it has arrived:Home runs fly out of Turner Field and Georgia’s thousands of other ballparks;Youngsters ... [Published WCTV6 - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Construction, Georgia Department of Transportation, Valdosta (United States), Zoning

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 3 reports

US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied

MCCORMICK, S.C. - Construction on the U.S. 378 bridge linking McCormick with Lincolnton, Ga., is on hold while officials study cracks along the foundation of the structure at the bottom of Lake Thurmond.Part of the foundation lies beneath 80 feet of water, ... [Published Birmingham Star - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Mike Harmon, Birmingham, Iran

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Workers try to get ahead of the storms

CANTON, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -Power crews and tree removal teams had a busy day on Tuesday.Some were cleaning up for previous storms while others were gearing up for more on the way.The Georgia Department of Transportation is sort of known for having issues ... [Published CBS Atlanta - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Georgia Department of Transportation, Atlanta

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Fallen tree causes wreck on Stone Mountain Highway

TUCKER, Ga. -- A fallen tree and two-car accident is causing some delays on westbound U.S. 78 Tuesday morning. The Georgia Department of Transportation said the accident is blocking the right lane of the highway just east of Brockett Road in DeKalb County. ... [Published 11 Alive - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Georgia Department of Transportation, Atlanta, United States

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Fallen Atlanta Police Officer Gail Thomas honored

Posted:Updated:Monday, June 17, 2013 5:27 PM ESTATLANTA -Police and community leaders joined family and friends Thursday for a special dedication in memory of Atlanta Police Officer Gail Thomas. The Georgia Department of Transportation unveiled a new ... [Published Fox 5 Atlanta WAGA - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Atlanta, Police Officer, Georgia Department of Transportation, Memory

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Wet roads lead to traffic headaches

ATLANTA -- The rain that fell in metro Atlanta overnight is leading to some traffic problems Monday morning. The biggest incident is a two-car accident on northbound Interstate 285 south of Camp Creek Parkway. One right lane is blocked by the crash, and ... [Published 11 Alive - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Atlanta, Georgia Department of Transportation, Flooding

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

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Project planned for Battlefield Parkway intersection

FORT OGLETHORPE — Catoosa County’s Economic Development Authority recommended approval of a $51,700 contract to hire Miller-McCoy, a Chattanooga-based engineering firm, to survey, design and oversee bids to build a four-way intersection on Battlefield ... [Published RN-T.com - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Georgia Department of Transportation, Commercial Real Estate Company, Wal-Mart Stores Inc

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

BOC to meet Tuesday

AMERICUS — The Sumter County Board of Commissioners took action on one item at its work session held Wednesday. The Board awarded the bid for inmate medical services to the low bidder, Transform Health CS Inc., at $665,153.The following items will be ... [Published Americus Times-Recorder - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: University System of Georgia, Georgia Department of Transportation, University of Georgia

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Georgia Power works to restore electricity

Georgia Power said it expected to restore service by late Saturday to 1,000 metro Atlanta residences still without power after Thursday's storms.Crews have worked nonstop since the storms, which included two tornadoes, put about 250,000 people in the ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Georgia Power Company, Mark Williams, Atlanta, Cobb and Co, Georgia Department of Transportation

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Loretta Bagwell

LOGANVILLE Loretta H. Bagwell, age 74 of Loganville, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013. A memorial service will be held 5 PM, Saturday, June 15, 2013 in the Stateroom of Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Loganville. Chaplain Larry Connelly will officiate. A ... [Published Gwinnett Daily Post - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Tim Stewart, Tom Brewer, Georgia Department of Transportation

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Lane closure set for S.R. 204Abercorn St.

Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation will be installing a lane closure on S.R. 204/Abercorn Street eastbound and westbound between Deerfield Road and Wilshire Avenue in Chatham County. ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Georgia Department of Transportation

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 3 reports

Mayor wonders if barriers could stop suicide leaps in Ga. town

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — As residents debate installing barriers on an Oregon bridge to prevent suicides, a Georgia mayor wonders whether similar barriers should be installed on the Sidney Lanier Bridge near the Georgia coast.Seven people have plunged to their ... [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Suicide, Todd Rhodes, Sidney Lanier, Georgia Department of Transportation

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"The trees are just leaning up over the lines so they're surgically slicing them off away from the wires and hopefully not cause the big part of the tree to fall on the wire" said Pacer Cordry with the Canton Police Department

Workers try to get ahead of the storms [Published CBS Atlanta - 5 hours ago]

"We're sorry for the inconvenience, but we want to build a bridge that people are confident they can use," Spear said. "We're going to build this thing to last for decades."

US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied [Published Lexington Dispatch - 6 hours ago]

...and with the Braves in town, we felt it would be best to push the northbound work back," GDOT district construction engineer Shun Pringle said. "We obviously can't cancel work every time there is an event in town. We wouldn't get any work done. But with the combination of things going on this weekend, this is the right decision."

Georgia Power works to restore electricity [Published Individual.com - Jun 16 2013]

"Our bridge office is charged with building bridges that are safe for cars to travel over," Dale said. "Fencing is a deterrent (to suicide), but it would not necessarily prevent it."

Mayor wonders if barriers could stop suicide leaps in Ga. town [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - Jun 14 2013]

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GA DOT Summer Highway Construction Ramps Up [Published WCTV6 - 5 hours ago]
US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied [Published Birmingham Star - 5 hours ago]
Workers try to get ahead of the storms [Published CBS Atlanta - 5 hours ago]
US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied [Published Lexington Dispatch - 6 hours ago]
US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied [Published Fort Mills Times - 6 hours ago]
Downtown entrance improvements under development [Published Union Recorder - 11 hours ago]
Unfair exit: Group petitions for change to prop... [Published Cartersville Daily Tribune News - 12 hours ago]
Fallen tree causes wreck on Stone Mountain Highway [Published 11 Alive - 17 hours ago]
Dallas Hwy. gets safety upgrade [Published Marietta Daily Journal - 23 hours ago]
Fallen Atlanta Police Officer Gail Thomas honored [Published Fox 5 Atlanta WAGA - Jun 17 2013]
Wet roads lead to traffic headaches [Published 11 Alive - Jun 17 2013]
Eyes on the Road: Rainfall delays Ga. 347 work [Published Gainesville Times - Jun 17 2013]
Project planned for Battlefield Parkway interse... [Published RN-T.com - Jun 16 2013]
BOC to meet Tuesday [Published Americus Times-Recorder - Jun 16 2013]
Georgia Power works to restore electricity [Published Individual.com - Jun 16 2013]
Loretta Bagwell [Published Gwinnett Daily Post - Jun 15 2013]
Lane closure set for S.R. 204Abercorn St. [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]
John Marvin Bentley [Published Douglas County Sentinel - Jun 15 2013]
EDA invests tax dollars to boost Catoosa County... [Published Cat Walk Chatt - Jun 14 2013]
Brookhaven Crews Busy with Storm Cleanup [Published Brookhaven Patch - Jun 14 2013]
Brookhaven crews busy with storm cleanup [Published Neighbor Newspapers.com - Jun 14 2013]
Work to continue next week in I-75/I-16 interch... [Published Macon Telegraph - Jun 14 2013]
County Adds 2 New DOT Professionals [Published Douglasville Patch - Jun 14 2013]
Back to drawing board for 411 to I-75 connector... [Published RN-T.com - Jun 14 2013]
Mayor wonders if barriers could stop suicide le... [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - Jun 14 2013]
Mayor wonders if barriers could stop suicide leaps [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]
Mayor wonders if barriers could stop suicide leaps [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Jun 14 2013]
Homicide charge dropped against jaywalking Cobb... [Published Individual.com - Jun 14 2013]
GDOT: Highway 20 work nears completion [Published Cherokee Tribune - Jun 14 2013]
Lake level holds up Hall County culvert project [Published Gainesville Times - Jun 14 2013]

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