- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Georgia Department of Transportation's centennial year [Apr. 20, 2016]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor
- Date of Original:
- 2016-04-20
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2016/4-20
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2016-s4-h20
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2016-s4-h20
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S CENTENNIAL YEAR
WHEREAS: WHEREAS:
WHEREAS : WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS : THEREFORE:
The Highway Department of Georgia, now known as the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), was created on August 16, 1916, by the Georgia General Assembly to oversee construction contracts and coordinate with the Federal Government in implementing the Federal Aid Highway Act; and
The Motor Vehicle Law was amended in 1918 to provide funding for the operations of the State Highway Department which guided Georgia counties in voting on large bond issuances to fund the construction of roads. The State Highway Board, was created in August 191 9 and designated the first state highway system, which included four highways spanning 800 miles, an additional 170 miles of paving and 28 new bridges, all in an effort to begin modernizing our transportation system; and
By the 1950's, increased industrialization, migration from the agricultural countryside, the growth of cities, and the expansion of suburbs had transformed much of the state, yet farm-to-market roads were largely neglected . In response, the Rural Roads Authority was created in 1955 to assist rural Georgians. This initiative was funded by $1 00 million of bond revenue and resulted in the unveiling of the first Interstate marker on 1- 75 in Tift and Turner counties; and
The Executive Reorganization Act of 1972 transferred all duties and responsibilities from the State Highway Department to GDOT. At that time, the functions of GDOT expanded to include overseeing airports, aviation, landing fields, inspections of motor vehicles and some public transportation activities; and
In each decade of GDOT's 100-year history, the construction, maintenance , and operations ,of Georgia transportation systems have increased mobility, enhanced quality of life, and provided a foundation for economic growth that makes Georgia the No. 1 state in which to do business; and
Transportation technology and the ways people travel have changed remarkably in the last 100 years . This centennial milestone presents an opportunity to commit to further strengthening the state's infrastructure in the next 100 years to benefit Georgia's citizens and those visiting the state; now
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby join in celebrating 2016 as the GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 'S CENTENNIAL YEAR.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 2Qth day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen.
G OVERNOR
ATTEST
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CIIIEF OF STAFF
