Southeast City Scoop: Construction Starts in Atlanta

Atlanta Area’s 2018 Construction Contracts Should Slightly Exceed 2017 Levels

Dodge Data & Analytics expects continued growth in housing contracts while other sectors weaken.

City Grill

Jeffrey A. Parker
Vice President & Office Leader for Georgia/Alabama
HNTB Corp.

Infrastructure construction should remain robust throughout Atlanta for the next several years, Parker says. In addition to a $6-billion program at the Atlanta airport, “the Georgia Dept. of Transportation is beginning to deliver the largest program in the agency’s history,” he says, while MARTA is focusing on its first expansion program in decades. “Surrounding counties are actively studying transit expansion and the potential exists for several referendums over the next several years,” he says.

Firm in Focus

New South Construction
1180 W. Peachtree St., Ste. 700, Atlanta
CEO: Doug Davidson
Employees: 200
Founded: 1990
What’s New: New South Construction is currently building the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, located in downtown Augusta. The project broke ground in the summer of 2017.