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GDOT: record construction costs are forcing strategic investments and project acceleration
Summary
Georgia Department of Transportation told appropriators that national construction cost indices and rising material prices have pushed many projects out unless the state uses one‑time funds to accelerate them; GDOT outlined $2.3B in proposed state investments to widen freight corridors, replace rural bridges, and expand maintenance funds.
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurray told the committee that a national surge in construction commodity and labor costs has outpaced prior budgets and forced project rescheduling unless state funds are used to accelerate work.
"The simple math is freight tonnage almost doubles from 2015 to 2050," McMurray said, and he showed national and state cost indices that put bridge…
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