Georgia's Transportation Investment Act Program provides a way for congressional regions to fund necessary transportation infrastructure projects through a voter-approved one-cent sales tax.
The Georgia Department of Transportation manages the projects, the Georgia Department of Revenue and the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission handle the funds and regional Citizen Review Panels oversee the progress.
The River Valley Region, the Central Savannah River Area Region and the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Region completed funds collection for their first TIA term (TIA 1) in 2022 and are currently wrapping up projects on their TIA 1 final investment lists. These three regions started a second TIA term (TIA 2) in January 2023. The Southern Georgia Region is in its TIA 1 term at present and it is anticipated that funds collection will be completed in 2026. Voters approved a second TIA term in May 2024 and when the region’s TIA 1 collections end, its TIA 2 will become active.
| Participating Region | TIA 1 (2013-2022) | TIA 2 (2023-2032) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of Projects | Original Budget | # of Projects | Original Budget | ||
| River Valley (RV) | 23 | $410,754,730 | 45 | $559,604,284 | |
| Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) | 84 | $713,019,813 | 162 | $798,375,814 | |
| Heart of Georgia Altamaha (HOGA) | 764 | $366,631,175 | 580 | $338,673,177 | |
| Participating Region | TIA 1 (2018-2028) | TIA 2 (2027-2036)* | |||
| Southern Georgia (SG) | 151 | $408,763,452 | 209 | $442,489,400 | |
| All Regions | 1022 | $1,899,169,170 | 996 | $2,139,142,675 | |
* It is currently forecast that Southern Georgia’s TIA 2 term could begin as early as 2026.