Transportation Investment Act
Your Penny, Your Progress

The construction on this seven mile stretch of highway is reaching a benchmark: more than four-and-a-half miles of the new lanes on the east end of the project are nearly ready to handle traffic, which means engineers can switch traffic to them while resurfacing and improving the shoulders of the older lanes. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Let's take a trip through the work zone from the west end to the east end, and take a look at the progress!

At the western end, the TIA sign shows your involvement through your tax contribution. A hint of the work to come is visible, and as we drive eastward we can see the earth being prepared for new layers of gravel and asphalt. See how thick those durable layers will be!

The impending traffic shift will be coming in just a few weeks, so watch for announcements and signage through the work zone. As we travel eastward, we reach Pinecrest Drive, which is where the traffic shift will start (or end, if you're coming westward from Cordele). In the meantime, you'll see crews all along the new asphalt, adding guardrail and striping as they prepare the new lanes for future cars and trucks and their drivers.

Getting closer to Cordele, you'll see that some miles of the new lanes have their yellow double stripe. When traffic is switched, you'll still be in a 'one-lane-each-direction' configuration, so driving alert and at a moderate speed will continue to be a priority. At the very east end of the project, you'll see that the connector to 24th Avenue West is still blocked to traffic. Let's avoid any 'Dukes of Hazzard' moments, please!