The Georgia Department of Transportation Tuesday signed off on a long anticipated road construction project. The move gives the green light for improvements of a major interchange in Augusta.
The project will remake the interchange of Interstate-20 and the Bobby Jones Expressway, northwest of downtown. Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman David Spear says the massive project is needed to keep up with development in the Augusta-area:
"That intersection is very old, and growth has been exceptional there...it's a combination of needing to re-do the intersection in general--general rehabilitation--as well as trying to accommodate current and anticipated growth".
The first stages of the 192-million dollar project will begin in a few weeks with lane closures. The bulk of the work will start around Labor Day, and is expected to take three years to finish.
The Augusta work represents the third biggest project in the state.
It's part of the Governor's Fast Forward Transportation Program, which allows needed projects to get quicker funding.
The project will remake the interchange of Interstate-20 and the Bobby Jones Expressway, northwest of downtown. Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman David Spear says the massive project is needed to keep up with development in the Augusta-area:
"That intersection is very old, and growth has been exceptional there...it's a combination of needing to re-do the intersection in general--general rehabilitation--as well as trying to accommodate current and anticipated growth".
The first stages of the 192-million dollar project will begin in a few weeks with lane closures. The bulk of the work will start around Labor Day, and is expected to take three years to finish.
The Augusta work represents the third biggest project in the state.
It's part of the Governor's Fast Forward Transportation Program, which allows needed projects to get quicker funding.
