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New Legislative Office Building: officials describe design, $324 million appropriation and Nov. 2026 opening target
Summary
Georgia Building Authority representatives outlined the nine‑story Legislative Office Building (additional floor added with $15 million), described committee-room capacities, a bridge to the Capitol, security upgrades and a $324 million appropriation for the project; total Capitol Hill work was cited at about $560 million.
Gerald Pilgrim of the Georgia Building Authority briefed the General Government Appropriations Committee on the new Legislative Office Building (LOB) project and related Capitol Hill renovations.
Pilgrim said the project was expanded from eight floors to nine after a late appropriation of an additional $15 million and that the building is designed to serve the legislature for decades. "We have the building that's gonna be a 9 story building," Pilgrim said, and he described a bridge more than 20 feet wide that will connect the LOB to the Capitol and a parking deck behind the building. He said the intent is to improve public flow and access during session.
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