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The DOT signed off on 36 projects valued ataboutr $50 million, including four resurfacing jobs in metro Atlanta wortb more than $2.6 million. The local work will be done on Georgiqa highways 92 and 139 inFultonj County, U.S. 19 in Clayton County and Georgia Highway 20 inRockdalew County. Three of the four contracts wentto , whilre the fourth was awarded to In selecting projectw to fund with federal stimulus the DOT looked for highway improvements that coulsd be started as quickly as Such “shovel-ready” projects tend to be those that don’t involvew new construction, which requires extensive environmental impacty studies.
“This is all about creating jobs … especiallg (in) those areas considered economically said State Transportation Board memberd Dana Lemonof McDonough, who represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, which received one of the project awardsx on Friday. The DOT is responsible for 70 percent ofthe $932 million in highway system stimulus funds allocated to Georgia, with the rest goinb to the state’s 15 metropolitan planning organizations, includinbg the .
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