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State Rolls Out $1.5B Transportation Projects List; Bartow and Gordon Improvements Advanced
Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday announced how the state plans to spend $1.5 billion in surplus funds the General Assembly earmarked earlier this year for transportation infrastructure improvements. Major projects in Gordon and Bartow counties are among the beneficiaries. The one-time infusion of transportation dollars will raise spending on the Georgia Department of Transportation’s capital construction program by 58%. It also will more than double state aid to local governments...
Drought continues across north Georgia but more rain is in sight
ATLANTA — Drought persists across north Georgia heading into the end of July. In the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released July 18, parts of Fulton, Cobb, Douglas, Cherokee, Bartow, and Paulding counties remain in a Level 2 'severe' drought. Additionally, portions of far north Georgia, from Dade County to...
The State Has Released a List of $1.5 Billion in Transportation Projects. Work on Improving Bartow and Gordon Has Begun
Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday that the state will spend $1.5 billion in extra money that the General Assembly set aside earlier this year to improve transportation facilities. The money will help fund important projects in Gordon and Bartow counties. The one-time transfer of transportation funds will add 58% more money to the Georgia Department […]
Bartow-Cartersville MPO approves final, draft amendments
The Cartersville-Bartow Metropolitan Planning Organization approved final amendments to its 2050 metropolitan transportation plan and the 2024-2027 transportation improvement program at its transportation meeting July 17. “We’re making amendments to both the transportation plan and the transportation improvement program to accommodate some budget changes and to accommodate where we’ve taken...
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