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Georgia DOT Wins Transportation Management and Operations Award

The Georgia Department of Transportation was named the overall winner of the National Operations Center of Excellence’s transportation systems management and operations awards.

September 25, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Georgia Legislative Panel Recommends $121.5 Billion Freight Spend

Georgia should spend up to $121.5 billion more over 30 years to improve the movement of freight across the state, a legislative panel has recommended.

January 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Georgia DOT, Partners Sign Pact to Streamline Construction Projects

Georgia Department of Transportation leaders signed an agreement with other agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration, to streamline environmental procedures for highway construction projects.

December 16, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTCA

Georgia DOT Pushes Back Plans for Metro Atlanta Toll Lanes

Georgia officials unveiled major changes Oct. 7 to an $11 billion road-building program that will delay projects aimed at addressing metro Atlanta’s traffic mess.

October 8, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Georgia DOT, FHWA, The Ray Formalize Partnership for I-85 Infrastructure

The Georgia Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and The Ray officially have entered a partnership that defines their commitment to transforming a stretch of Interstate 85 into a proving ground for innovative infrastructure projects.

August 27, 2019
BusinessTop 50

Georgia Opens Second Inland Port

The newest inland port in the United States is now open in northwestern Georgia. The new Appalachian Regional Port in Murray County is connected by rail to the Port of Savannah, and is expected to ease congestion at the port and reduce truck traffic on roadways by shifting the handoff of international shipping containers to an area with more space.

September 17, 2018
GovernmentSafetyFuelLogistics

TRIP Report Shows Georgia’s Infrastructure Funding Will Need Boost Despite Transportation Bill

Although Georgia’s most recent transportation funding bill has generated enough to finance some major future projects, it will not be able to keep pace with the state’s growing infrastructure and capacity needs, according to a recent report from The Road Information Program.

June 5, 2018
GovernmentSafety

Georgia DOT Proposes Trucks-Only Lanes Along I-75 Near Atlanta

Trucks moving through Atlanta, home to the most congested freight bottleneck in the nation, may find reprieve in the next decade with lanes dedicated solely to commercial motor vehicles.

February 12, 2018
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

E-Commerce Hubs and New Expansion Projects Coming to Savannah Port

Georgia’s ports enjoyed a record-breaking year for cargo in the past fiscal year, and that growth is a driver for private investment expected to bring hundreds of new logistics jobs to the Savannah region.

October 13, 2017
TCA

Oceans of Cargo Fueling Growth in Atlanta

If you live near Atlanta or other parts of the Southeast, chances are the shoes you bought from Amazon, the chandelier from °®¶¹´«Ã½ Depot or the shower curtain from Wal-mart probably spent at least some of its life at a metro distribution center.

May 31, 2017