The Georgia Department of Transportation work consists of reconstruction of the interchange at I-16 and I-95 (P.I. No. 0012758), and widening of I-16 between I-95 and I-516 (P.I. No. 0012757).

Along I-16, the proposed project begins 0.9 miles west of I-95 and ends 0.1 mile east of I-516 for a total distance of approximately 7.5 miles. Along I-95, the proposed project begins 1.3 miles south of I-16 and ends approximately 1.3 miles north of I-16 for a total distance of approximately 2.6 miles.

This project has been designated as a Public Interest Determination (PID) project. Per Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) 32-6-170 & 171 under Senate Bill 19, when it is in the best interest of the public, the Department is authorized to pay or participate in the payment of the cost of removing, relocating, or making necessary adjustment of the utilities facilities in order to expedite the staging of an active construction project as long as the facilities are included as part of the contract between the Department and the Department’s roadway contractor.

To start this process, an executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will need to be completed to establish the procedures for incorporating in the roadway contract the removing, relocating, or other necessary adjustments of the utility facilities.

Approval