GDOT I-85 Widening and Interchange Reconstruction
Owner:
Georgia Department
Location:
Newnan, Georgia
Architect:
R.K. Shah & Associates
Contract Value:
$218,000,000
Completion Date:
December 2009
The project scope included 14.3 miles of widening for additional lanes of I-85 in Coweta and Meriwether Counties. The project involved placing asphalt and continuously reinforced concrete pavement over the existing concrete pavement and widening for a total of 1,436,640 SY of 10 to 12” concrete paving. The project included removal and replacement of 2 overpasses; construction of a new ramp bridge over SR 403 and 34; jacking and substructure modifications to 3 bridges; and partial removal, bridge jacking, widening, and superstructure reconstruction of 12 main line bridges. The project also included 42,610 LF of concrete barrier wall and 61,931 LF of storm drain. This is the largest single contract in the Georgia Department of Transportation’s history, to date.
