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DOT outlines amended $2.3 billion boost, highlights I‑16, I‑95 and SR‑96 projects
Summary
Georgia Department of Transportation officials told the Appropriations subcommittee the governor’s amended FY‑26 package adds roughly $2.3 billion in state funds to accelerate projects, support local roads and address storm cleanup; leaders highlighted three large freight projects and rising construction costs that shrink buying power.
An unidentified Georgia Department of Transportation commissioner told the Joint Subcommittee on Transportation Appropriations that the governor’s amended FY‑26 recommendation adds roughly $2.3 billion in state funding to the department’s budget, money the agency plans to use for capital projects, local roads and storm recovery. The presentation was given to the Subcommittee on Transportation Appropriations, convened jointly with the Transportation Policy Committee, and chaired by John LaHood.
The commissioner said the amended budget includes a $593 million capital construction bucket that has already helped advance dozens of previously delayed projects, a $500 million freight program, $250 million for a local roads administration (LMIGLOC) account that removes the statutory…
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