Georgia Dot Design\u2013Build (D-B) Bridge Replacement Program

Federal Highway Administration2018PDFBriefUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationGeorgia. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited StatesGeorgiaBridgesMaintenanceContractsFinancingDesign buildGeorgia's Transportation Funding Act of 2015 resulted in an additional $757 million in 2016 and an estimated $824 million in 2017 for GDOT. With that, the GDOT bridge program increased from $155 million in 2015 to approximately $279 million in 2016, $301 million in 2017, and $369 million in 2018. In an effort to ramp up bridge replacement and repair of locally owned bridges, GDOT began a bridge bundling program. The goal of the program is efficiency and speed. The target of the program is county-owned bridges. GDOT meets with the counties when choosing bridges for the program for endorsements and concurrence.140