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Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in Local

Construction to start on Fayette stimulus road project

The Georgia Department of Transportation reports that construction began Tuesday on the widening and reconstruction for additional lanes on Highway 74 in Fayette County.

The project is funded through stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Work consists of 3.386 miles of widening and reconstruction for additional lanes on Hwy. 74 beginning at Georgia Highway 85 and extending to Cooper Circle (County Road 597). This project also includes the realignment of Rockaway Road, Padgett Road and the construction of a bridge and approaches over Flat Creek.

The estimated construction cost is $16,906,824. The completion date for the project is Dec. 31, 2011. C.W. Matthews Contracting Inc. of Marietta is the project's contractor.

Georgia DOT is responsible for 70 percent of Georgia's $932 million in highway system ARRA funds.

The remaining 30 percent is divided among the state's 15 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and designated rural areas. The MPOs, in conjunction with the DOT, are funding projects from these respective allocations.

The state also received $144 million in stimulus funds for public transit, and Georgia DOT has awarded related local grants totaling approximately $39 million.

Georgia is eligible for additional highway, rail and aviation grants from funds totaling $12.1 billion.

The ARRA is a national effort to create jobs and transform America's economy to compete in the 21st century. Nationwide, some $48 billion in stimulus investments are being made in transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, high-speed rail and aviation.

Georgia DOT has created a Web page (www.dot.ga.gov/gastimulus) devoted to stimulus activities to provide specific program information and promote transparency of the process.

All selected ARRA stimulus projects are fully funded by the federal government; no state or local matching funds are required.

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