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TRIP: 22% of Georgia County Roads in Poor Condition

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National transportation research nonprofit group TRIP has released a report compiling information and surveys on Georgia, finding that 22 percent of the state's county-maintained roads are in poor condition. Moving Georgia Forward: Road and Bridge Conditions, Traffic Safety, Travel Trends and…

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Georgia Ports Authority Reaches Milestone On Mason Mega Rail Terminal

Business Facilities

Rail cars are now traveling newly installed track linking Garden City Terminal’s Chatham and Mason rail yards, which boosts on-terminal storage capacity by 35 percent. Read: Georgia Ports Authority Reaches Milestone On Mason Mega Rail Terminal at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Travelers Insurance Offering to Pay Contractors in More States to Use Procore

Construction Junkie

Last summer, we learned that Travelers Insurance believed that using Procore as a project management tool helped contractors reduce risk on their projects so much that they were willing to help pay for them to join the platform. For those interested in learning more about the discount, you can visit procore.com/travelers. Arkansas 4.

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Georgia Builds Northwest Corridor for Faster Travel

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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) broke ground Sept. 17 on an $834 million project that will create 30 miles of dedicated managed toll lanes on I-75 and I-575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties. Construction will commence at four separate locations next month.'

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CBO on the Road: Komatsu 2016

Construction Business Owner

This week, Editor Kathy Wells traveled to the Komatsu Customer Center in Cartersville, Georgia, to meet with product managers and learn more about the latest offerings in integrated construction equipment technology and how smart construction is reshaping the future of earthmoving.

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Plane travel and coronavirus: People are missing travel so much, they’re getting airline food delivered

Construction Test

The coronavirus pandemic has made us pine for travel – the booking, the downloading of the boarding pass, even the in-flight snacks. He says there are hundreds of clients eager to find buyers for millions of pounds of food originally slated for restaurant, hotel or travel and leisure businesses. We even miss the snacks.

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GDOT Proposes Trucks Only Interstate: No Cars Allowed

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Atlanta's traffic is legendary and the Georgia DOT says the increase in truck traffic needs to be addressed. Because the Port of Savannah and the Panama Canal have been deepened, more freight is coming in which translates to more semi-trucks traveling in and out of the Atlanta hub.

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