Audit says state road work takes too long

State auditors have found that when it comes to getting road projects done, Georgia lags well behind other states. The report says other states on average complete the preconstruction phase of road projects, nearly two years more quickly than that of Georgia. Preconstruction signifies the time from when a concept is approved, to when a contract is set to do the work. The audit also revealed that in only 49-percent of the time, the Georgia Department of Transportation delievered projects in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program-in the year they were scheduled to be completed. The audit was requested by Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, and House Speaker Glenn Richardson.