The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded 16 transportations contracts recently totaling $68.2 million, including a bridge project in Lumpkin County.
The largest award, valued at approximately $24 million, was granted to construct a 0.767-mile bridge and approaches in Cherokee County.
The second-largest project, estimated at $7 million, was the Lumpkin County bridge work. It involves 0.448 miles of bridge construction and approaches on State Route 52 over the Chestatee River.
These two projects, along with nine other construction contracts, account for approximately 84 percent of the total funds awarded.