Annual report fiscal year 1983 [1983]

~50 Years of
Transportation Progress
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Annual Rep(')rt Fiscal Year ' 1983 Georgia DeI-)artment of Transportation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Introduction

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1983: 250 Years of Transportation Progress in Georgia.



9 The Transportation Program

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DOT keeps Georgians moving by land, sea, and air.

23 Finance

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How the DOT spends your motor fuel tax dollars.

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30 Statistical Data

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A complete statistical summary of DOT operations.

45 Organization

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A look at what was done, and who does what.

ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 1983 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
THOMAS D. MORELAND, COMMISSIONER

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GEORGIA
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250 Years of Transportation Progress 1983 Fiscal Year Annual Report Prepared by
Georgia Department of Transportation Offices of PoUcyPlanning and PubUc Information
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COMMISSIONER
MORELAND'S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MESSAGE

Dear Governor Ha rris:
I am pleased to prese nt to you the A nnua l Rep ort of the Georgia De partment of Transpo rtation for th e semiq uincentena ry yea r, 1983. Our sta te's 250th birthda y has provided us wit h a n exce llent opportunity to reflect on a nd a pprecia te the stro ng tra nspo rta tion herita ge that has mad e Georgia the celebra ted "hub of the South."
It is particularl y a ppro priate that thi s repo rt reflects on our he ritage, for Fiscal Yea r 1983 was itself a histo ric yea r in wh ich the directio n of transpo rtation progress in Georgia was d ram ati cally affec ted. In add itio n to the continuing upheaval in the deregula ted a irline, bus, an d ra il ind ustries, the Un ited Sta tes Co ngress passed the first major piece of highwa y legislat ion since 1956.
Late in Decem ber 1982, Co ngress passed th e 1982 Surface T ra nspo rta tion Assista nce Act in a few hect ic da ys of lame duck polit iking. T he effects of th e act in Georgia were to incr ease th e fede ral mo tor fuel ta x we pa y while decrea sing th e percent age of fund ing returned to the sta te. In one fell swoo p, Geo rgia was returned to being a donor of federal highw a y money - send ing mo re motor fuel ta xes to Washington than we get back in revenu e. Also, bigger truck s were turned loose o n o ur highw ay system without a co m me nsurate adj ustme nt being made so that th ey would co m pletely pay th eir fair sha re of road use ta xes.
Int erstat e recon struction a nd resu rfacing will benefit mo st fro m th e act. But we in Geor gia ha ve done a n exce llent jo b in th e past of keeping our system well-m aintained , a nd the sta te presentl y ha s a greater need for ex pa nsio n projects to susta in a nd enco urage balan ced sta tewide eco no mic vita lity.
In spite of th e di fficulti es a nd rest rict ion s, 1983 was still a n exci ting a nd pr oductive yea r fo r th e Department du e to the sp irit of d edi cati on a nd in vol vement sho wn by o ur em ployees . T ha t spirit mak es possible the types of acco mplishments o utlined in th is report - accom plishme nts that we are proud of.
A look a t th e past a lways inspir es a loo k a t the future ; an d as we mo ve o n, we recognize th e con tinued suppo rt fro m tho se that the Department serves . . . yo urse lf. the Genera l Assem bly. a nd the citizens of Georgia . We are rea d y to a ccept the cha llenges.
S i n c e r el y ,

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Thomas D. Moreland DOT Commissioner
Hal Rives State HighwayEngineer
Daniel O . Kelly Secretary-Treasurer

T ho mas D . Moreland C o m missio ne r

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STATE
TRANSPORTATION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOARD

The State Transportation Board functions as the governmental eq uival ent of the Board of Directors at an y large pri vate compan y, repre senting the stockholders (in thi s case, the citizens of Georgia) in major policy decisions.
Each of the ten board members represents a different co ngressiona l distri ct, a nd is elected by the majority of state legislators within the district. Board members serve five-year terms, with the term s staggered so that two members are elected each yea r.
The board elects its own chai rman , vice chairman and trea surer. All officers serve at the pleasure of the board.

Tom Carr Chairma n Tenth District Thomson, Ga.

Hugh D. Broome Vice Cha irman Second District
Donalsonville, Ga.

J.O. Bacon First District Pembroke, Ga.

Frank Morast, Jr. Third District Columbus, Ga.

William M. Evans Fourth District Decatur, Ga.

Bradley Hubbert Fifth District Atlanta, Ga.

Young H. Longino Sixth District Fairburn, Ga .

Tom MltchelI Seventh District
Smyrna, Ga.

Jimmy Conner Eighth District Hazlehurst, Ga.

Doug Whitmire Ninth District Gainesville, Ga .

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEPARTMENTAL STAFF FY 1983

Commissioner Thomas D. Moreland
State Highway Engineer Thomas D. Moreland Hal Rives
Deputy Commissioner Hal Rives
Secretary-Treasurer Daniel O. Kelly

(until 11-15-82) (from 11-16-82)
(until 11-15-82)

Executive Assistant John S. Hassell. Jr.
Contracts and Tollways David Burgess. Supervisor
Policy Planning Group Annie Hunt Burriss. Chief
Public Information Harry Murphy. Director
Systems Development Jose Nieves. Administrator
Office of Engineering Services Dewey Wolford. Project Review Engineer
Office of Personnel Reginald Hunt. Administrator
Community and Employee RelatiollS Mickey Wood hurst. Coordinator

Director Alton L. Dowd
Bridge and Structural Design Wendell Lawing. Engineer
Environmental Analysis Peter Malphurs, Engineer
Location Robert L. Alston. Engineer
Right of Way Rodney Tarrer, Engineer
Road and Airport Desip Floyd Hardy. Engineer
Urban and Multi-Modal Desip William D. McCoy. Engineer
Director Alva L. Byrom
Materials and Research Tom Stapler. Engineer
State Coestruetion Engineer Alva Byrom Juan Durrence
Office of Contract Administration Ronald Edmondson. Engineer

(until 2-28-83) (from 3-1-83)

Director Daniel O. Kelly
Air TrallSportation Joe Wrobleski Earl Pirkle
Audits and Fiscal Procedures Lindy Bryant. Administrator
General Accounting Ronald Martin. Administrator
General Support Services Arthur Vaughn. Administrator

(retired 5-1-83) (from 5-1-83)

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Director James D. McGee
Office of Planning Robert C. Kirk. Planning Engineer
Bureau of Planning Data Services Jack Williams. Chief
Bureau of Plan Development Robert E. Bowling. Chief
Office of Programming Drew A. Brown. Programming Engineer
Bureau of Aeronautics Luke Cousins. Chief
Bureau of Public Transportation James L. Stanley. Chief
Office of State Aid Nancy Rosser

(retired 7-30-83)

Director Allan Childers
Motor Transportation Service Ed Hudgins
Permits and Enforcement Ken Copeland
State Maintenance Engineer Stanley Lord
Traffic Engineering and Safety Archie Burnham. Engineer
State Utilities Dewey Jones. Engineer
District I. Gainesville Lewis Canup. Engineer
District 2. Tennille George Lyons. Engineer
District 3. Thomaston Juan Durrence. Engineer Bobby Melton. Engineer
District 4. Tifton Cecil Pearce. Engineer
District S. Jesup Ted McKenzie. Engineer
District 6. Cartersville John Wade. Engineer Juan Durrence. Engineer Felton Rutledge. Engineer
District 7. Atlanta Larry Adams. Engineer Juan Durrence. Engineer John Wade. Engineer

(until 9-30-82) (from 10-1-82)
(until 10-31-82) (from 11-1-82 to 2-28-83)
(from 3-1-83) (retired 9-30-82) (from 10-1-82 to 10-31-82)
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DEPARTMENTAL
HISTORY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~

For most Georgian s trekking across the 18,000 plus miles of state highways, driving the 72,606 miles of county roads or moving along the 10,656 miles of city streets, not a second thought is given to how Georgia's thoroughfares might have originated. It is app ropriate then in this historical celebration of250 yea rs of th e sta te's state of being to reflect on Geor gia's road system which has evolved from a vintage, crude , if not inefficient, system of Indian tra ils to on e of the most so phisticated and well-engineered transportation programs in the natio n today. We should a ll be thankful for the sound ness of the eco nomics of a man named Oglet horpe. For it was he, alo ng with friend Yamacraw India n Chief Tomochichi, who ma pped out the state's first road fro m Savanna h to Da rien in 1733.
However, the century was the 20th an d the year 1916 before the real wheels were set into mot ion . T hat was the year the federal government got into the act and pro vided the state with the much-needed missing ingredient money. Previously, Georgia had relied on suc h road bu ildin g tactics as the "statutory method" where by all adult males were required to work on local roa ds up to 15 da ys a year; chartering pr ivat e companies to build "paved" roa ds an d then charging tolls, alas the term turnpike; and finall y, requiring convicts to work on public works projects. It is also interesting to note that the first co nstituents for better roa ds were bicyclists, who campaigned for quality road s in the 1890s.
In July of 1916, President Wood row Wilson signed into law the first federalaid roa d act and a month later the Georgia General Assembl y created a three-man board to be recogni zed as the Georgia Highway Commission. T his agency, which was given a budget of j ust $10,000 to susta in its first year of life, is now known as the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOn .wh ich now operates on a budget close to a billion dollars. Of course, the majority of the DO T's budget com es from the motor fuel ta x. which was created by the state legislature in 1921 when it approved the tax a t a penn y a ga llon.
In 1920, the state had a total of 4,800

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Above, Watson Mill Bridge, now the centerpiece af a state park , was built in 1855, and restored in 1973. Below , traffic on a south Georgia highway about 1943. The plank decking is part of a bridge.

miles of road to its credit. In its em bryo nic sta ges, the state road system consisted prim ar ily of dirt , mud , maybe some grave l in so me areas. and more mud . In fact, the year was 1939 before the st,,' .ould declar e that it was 1I111ee" .. AIt of the mud." In tha t year, four trunk roa ds ru nn ing north and south and four running east a nd west were completely paved .
Between the yea rs 1916-1938. tate expenditures for road s had reac hed S187 million. The motor fuel ta x was six cent s in 1939 a nd over 300,000 automobiles were registered to the state.
The I940s were marred by the effects of a depression and a world war. Consequently, onl y road work deemed "essential" by the U.S. War Department was placed un der co nstruction. After the war , Georgia, like the rest of the nation, rushed to make up for lost ground . The late 1940s an d 1950s would see the co nceptio n of the inte rstate program and the demand for high-quality roads as the state entered the modern era of roadbuilding. The au tomobile, which had been co nsidered a "rich ma n's toy" in its de bu t to t he American public, wa s stead fa stly becoming a fam ily vehicle and a necessity. Traffic immediately began to smother the sta te highway system. Work on the Atlanta expressway began in 1948 - eight yea rs befo re the Federal Highway Trust Fund of 1956 was esta blished crea ting the nation al intersta te system. This head sta rt is often given credit for Atlanta's phenomenal growth since eng ineering plan s were able to be conducted far in advance before the first bulld ozer rolled in.
The establishment of the Trust Fund in 1956 accelerated the national intersta te program by making available the massive amo unts of mo ney necessa ry to fund the 42,500 mile coa st-to-coast, border-to-border interstate plan. Over $136 million was spent on highway construction and improvements in Georgia in 1958; an d the state also began work on its 1,200 mile portion of the interstate system when wor k began on Georgia's top priority project, Interstate 75.
The 1960s would signify what is often referred to as the "Golden Age,"

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a high-octan e developmental bo om

involving those wonderful "marvels of

the engineering world - the inter-

sta tes." Indeed, the intersta te program

ha s been recogni zed by some as being

the greatest public work s project since

the Egyptians finished ' uilding their

pyramids.

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Although the tidal wave of traffic

continued into the late 1960s, issues

such as "qu alit y of life" a nd "environ-

ment al prote ction" cut into the high-

way dream. Publ ic hea rings increased

and more peopl e were less inclined to

.give up the ir pro perty for highwa y

right-of-way. Thu s, the "freeway re-

volt" was underw ay.

The 1970s might be co nsidered an

"era of austerity." Although the nation's

highways matured into a very sophisti-

cated transportation system, they were

also the prime target of much publi c

opposition . And if a ll that was not

enough, Americans were shell-shocked

by two oil crises which produced long

lines at the gas pumps accompanied by

dramatic price increases in motor fuel

and the eme rgence of sma ller and more

efficient vehicles fro m J apan . Empha-

sis shifted towa rd conservation. The

yea r 1977 was the "year of the inter-

state" in Georgia as 1-20, 1-75, 1-85 and

1-95 opened in their entireties in the

space of one month.

HISTORY

Bill AUcood . Jr. Pen onnt l Tnlnlne
A bove, the Marshallville Ferry, still in use toda y on SR 127 at/he Flint River is the last of its kind in G eo rgia. Below , Ponce de Leo n A venue in A tlan ta , late 1920's.

By 1983, the 250th anniversar y of the state 's fou ndin g. Georgia citizens were witnessing the last gasp of roadbu ild ing as the em phasis of the DOT shifted to ward protection of the state's investm ent. T he DOT's daring billion dollar "Freeing the Freeways" progra m of moderni zat io n and reconstruction of the Atlanta freeway system will be the last serious co nstruction effort of Georgia's interstate program.
Since 191 6, the DOT has spent over S6 billion co nstr ucting the 18,000 plus miles of highways a nd 5,675 brid ges on the sta te svstem. Tod ay, the department spends ove r $ 100 million annually j ust maintaining the system while also assisting local govern ments with the 82,000 plus miles of county road s and city streets.
Since 1972, the DOT has also been responsible for planning rail, water, air , and pub lic transportation activities as well as developing and ma inta ining Georgia's highway, road and street system. As the southeast's cro ssroad s, Georgia dominates every transportation mode for moving people and good s. Th e backbone of Geo rgia's system is a network of 103,000 plus miles of public roads - some 18,000 of which are state highways, including 1,200 miles of interstate routes, for which the DOT has prime responsibility.
Other modes in which the DO T is involved an d an indication of their scope are : avia tion (40 million plus commercial passengers annua lly), rai lroa ds (5,500 miles of track), ports (20 million a nnua l tons of freight) and pipelines (which move about 1/4 of all freight) . Over shadowing all these statistics are the 50 billion miles of vehicular tra vel annually on Georgia road s.
Georgia' s 250th birthday offered an excellent time to review the sta te's tr an sportati on hist ory and asse ss transportation's impacts on Geor gia 's growth and develo pment. T he Georgi a De partment of Transportation also celebrated a birthday in 1983 - our 67th. As the sta te's largest and most productive publ ic work s agency, we a re extremely pleased to present the following pro gress report to you.

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Trailblazer signs with the familiar 250 logo appeared o n the inter states during 1983 as a small part of the Department 's celebration of the state 's semiquincentennial.
Bill AlIcoocl. Jr .. Personnel Tro lnlnc

TRANSPORTATION MONTH
Since 1733, when General Jam es Ogleth o rpe as ked an Ind ia n ch ief named Tomochichi to help him locate a ro ad from the newly-established community of Sa vannah to what is now know n as Darien. Georgia, th e sta te's tra nsporta tio n a nd commerce ha ve been inse pa ra bly linked. In recognition of this vital link a nd tran spo rtat ion 's tremendous im pac t on the sta te, th e Geo rgia Depa rtm ent of Tra nspo rta tio n celebrated the sta te's 250th a nniversa ry of tran sport a tion a nd commerce in 1983 with a month-lon g sa lute of ex hibits and d ispla ys. Kick ing off th e ac tivities was a week of transporta tion displa ys a t Atlant a's oldest build ingthe o ld Georgia rail road dep ot in Unde rgro und Atla nta. A special co mmemo rative map booklet a nd a tran sp ort ati on histo ry were prese nted to Geo rgia Governor J oe Fra n k Ha rris. Secre tary of Sta te Ma x Cleland, a nd At la nta Ma yor And rew Young, du ring the ceremony.
Oth er ac tivities d ur ing transpo rta tion month included open ho uses in the DO T distri ct offices, a
'orfolk-Southern train di spla y. hot a ir balloon flight s, a birthd a y bash a t the 1-20 Augu sta welcome cen ter. as well as air show s an d other tra nspo rta tio n sho ws in a ll q uad ra nts of the sta te.
An other maj or thrust of th e DO T's recognition of 250 yea rs o f transportation progress was the placing of tra ilbla zer signs on Georgia's interstat e highwa ys. The red, white a nd blue signs. emblazone d with the sta te Semiq uineente na ry logo sign, signify o ld Ind ian tra ils a nd histor ica l sites locat ed nea r th e inte rsta tes. Th e DO T ide ntified ove r 100 locations where old tra ils cross modern super highw ays.

HIGHLIGHTS

Th e Georgi a Department of Transport ation (DOn responsibilities involve a multitude of acti vities. A brie f overview of these acti vities of Fiscal Year 1983 includ es the following highlight s: Approxi ma tely 50 billion vehicular
miles were traveled on Georgia's 100,000 plus miles of road s last yea r, a bo ut 4.5 percent more travel th an in 1982. 55 percent of the travel occurred in rural a reas, 45 percent in urban area s. Almost nine percent of the state's overall traffic was truck traffic. . In 1983, the motor fuel tax was less th an nine percent of th e price offuel. In 1973, it was 20 percent of the cost.
T he DO T obligated 100 percent of the fede ra l fund o bligatio nal autho rity ava ilable in FY 1983 and an addition al $59.236.200 in discretionar y fund s.

$529 million worth of const ruction work contracts was awarded .
1,958 miles of state road s were let to contract.
. 330 bridges were let to contract. T he DOT resurfaced or resealed 12.7
percent of th e state highw ay system.
Rehabilitated 1,372 miles of deficient off-system road s.
Replaced or rehabil it ated 56 critically-deficient off-system bridges.
The DOT operationall y improved about 300 miles of roadway on the state highwa y system by turn lane s, widen ing or passing lanes.
Fatality rate dropped to slightly more than 2.7 deaths for 100 million vehicle miles.
T he qu ality of asphaltic co ncrete was imp ro ved to an average smoothness of 28 on the Ma ys Met er on new con struction and interstate resurfacing while other state routes resurfac-

ing had an avera ge reading of 30. DOT's con struction supervision cost
averaged seven percent of the contract earnings.
Rural public tran sportat ion ridesha ring increased 83 percent to 1.557,584 patrons.
. 259 publ ic tran sport at ion vehicles provided rural publ ic tran sp ortat ion on Georg ia's roads.
DOT inspected 100 percent of Georgia's public airports.
Co st of administration was held to just 5.5 percent of the total DOT budget.
The department experienced a 20 percent decrease in workers' compensat ion claims while other state agencie s saw a 15 percent increase over the period from FY 1981 to FY 1983.
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Georgia DOT administers tlie state transporta-
tion programs with a staff of 6,000employees and an annual operating budget of over 3/4 billion dollars. Those programs range from planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining the state highway system to directing mass transit operating assistance programs to varied other responsibilities in rail, aviation, water and public transportation. Following is a summary of the DOT's FY 1983 activities directed toward the improvement, modification, and enhancement of the various transportation modes.
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HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STREETS

A co mprehensive planning a nd programming proce ss is a n integra l part of the development of Georgia 's road system a nd has produced the current network of art erial s, collecto rs and local access roa ds so vita l to the state's modern transpo rta tion needs. Highway tra nspo rtation has becom e so much a pa rt of dail y ro utines that it is ofte n ta ken for granted. All areas of societal activity - co mmerce, education, ag riculture, tour ism and industry - depend up on highways in grea tly va rying degrees.
THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Georgia's highways, long the foundation of the sta te tran sportat ion system , are vita l for moving peopl e and goo ds as well as pro viding sustained economic and industr ial growth. Genera lly, roa ds on the sta te highway system a re those major highways connecting county seats and other popul ation centers facilitating regiona l a nd interstate tri ps.
T he sta te high wa y sys tem has matured from 4,800 miles of a bysma lly muddy roa ds in 1920 to over 18,000 miles of multi-Ia ned smooth highways in 1983. Largely built with user fees, Georgi a has a network of 18,293 miles of sta te highways, of which 1,200 are interstate routes. Of all the road s on the state highwa y system, the interstate highways receive by far the heaviest use, carrying approximately 25 percent of all traffic.

Alt hough it represents only 20 percent of Georgia's total road miles, the state highwa y system han dles 70 percent of Geo rgia's traffic.

THE INTERSTATE HiGHWAYS

Complementing the state highway system is an "off-system" network of more than 86,000 plus miles of county roads and city streets which are the prime responsibility of local government s. Georgian s d rive over 50 billion miles on Geo rgia's roads and streets annually.
Wh ile energy constraints cloud the future, there is little argument that moto r vehicles will co ntinue to be the dominant tr an sportation mode. For da ily passenger mo vement , automobiles offer the most in freedom of mobilit y.
A 25 percent increase in traffic on the state's highways is projected to occu r by 1990. Most of this will fall on the sta te-mai ntai ned highway system.

The Georgia Int erstate System has been a tremendous stimulus to Georgia's eco no mic, social and physical grow th. Georgia 's origin al porti on of the 42,500-mil e national inte rsta te program was completed years ahead of schedule. Onl y a few connecting intersta te segments remain to be completed.
Georgia's interstat es receive a great deal of attention, and deservedl y so. The Interstat e System has been a tremend ous stimulus to Georgia's economic, social and physical growth. Th ey certa inly work hard ; the intersta tes comprise j ust over I% of the tota l road miles in the state, but carry over 26% of the total tra ffic volume.
Geor gia's original portion of the 42,500-mile national intersta te program was completed yea rs ah ead of schedule. Only a few connecting interstate segments remain to be completed.
THE FUTURE
Th e updated 20-year transportation plan's preliminary est imate recommended the economic improvement of 59,705 miles of roadway at a 1984 cost of$313 million . Some 1,300 miles have been identified for developmental highways and more than 1,000 miles have immediate capacity impro vement needs.

PROTECTING THESYSTEM

In orde r to insure that dange rou s

a nd overweigh t vehicles a re kept off

Georgia 's roa ds, the Office of Perm its

an d Enforcement oversees the opera-

tion of 10 per ma nent interstate weigh
s'" statio ns with three more to be added ~
~ this yea r. Some of these stations a re is
i o pen 24 hours a day. Even tually. the

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DO T would like to keep a ll 13 check stations open around the clock.

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Te n yea rs ago, Georgia had no per- I

~ ma nent weigh stations a nd only a few ~

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HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS

MAINTENANCE
Highway maintenan ce, and especially wise prevent ive maint enan ce, extends Georgia' s highway invest ment. As the state highway system matures, more mai ntenance is required to preserve the opti mu m level of service of the facility. Age of highways a nd bridges a lone dues not signify deter ior at ion . But age does mean usc, a nd thi s combined with heavy use a nd inadequ ate maint enance, is destructive to th e best designed fac ilities .
T he maintena nce program is ca rried out a t the co unt y, 'a rea, distr ict a nd state level. Most routine maintenan ce is co nducted by personn el fro m the co unty a nd a rea levels who a re already fa milia r with th ose sta te highwa ys within th eir a reas . Rout ine ma intena nce include s leveling a nd pat chin g road ways; inspecting, pa inting a nd repa iring brid ges; a nd signing, striping, litter a nd debris rem oval , a nd vegetation co ntro l.
Preventing problem s rather than react ing to them continues to be the foc us of the DOT's ma intenanc e program. T owa rd that end , rehabilitation a nd ma intenance were conducted on Portl and cem ent concrete pavements on th e interstate syste m. To elim inate the expe nsive process of smoothing rough roads with new as phalt overla ys, DO T's for ces gro und 405,437 squa re ya rds of concrete pavem ent. Our maintenance crews also sealed 2,942 miles of sho ulde r joi nts a nd maintained a nd repaired th e concrete pavement joint seals. Such work arrests pumping of th e slabs a nd restores pa vements to a higher level of service.

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A bove, the careful use of herbicides cuts down on mowing costs.
Below, a maintenance crew grinds concrete pa ve ment on the inte rs ta te to improve smoothness and "rideability".

A recent check on the interstat e system found th at approximately 85 percent of the miles, excepting tho se under ac tive co nstruc tion contract , were at service level II. At that level, the roa dway is completely sea led with a pavement smoothness level of 80 or less as determ ined by a Ma ys Meter a nd faulting index of less th an 20. In 1982, for comparison , onl y 75 percent of the miles were on service level II.
To ex tend pavem ent life throu gh road way sealing, DO T ma intenan ce force s com pleted 428 miles of bitu minous surface treatment seal, a nd slurry sea l. Fog sealing o n o pen grade d frac tion course mixes was placed on 846 miles.
T he DOT's office of mai ntena nce prepa red for co ntract, or accom plished with mainten an ce force s 1,650 miles of resu rfacing a nd 262 miles of pavement or sho ulde r widen ing. T he latter function increases th e opera tio nal efficiency of sections having substa nda rd pavem ent widths or needing pa ved shoul de rs.
A sea rch for cost-effecti ve maintenance pr ogr ams a nd practices ha s resulted in the ex pa nsion of recycling efforts. Georgia DOT uses pavement profilers th at mill asphalt pavements and a re used to remove rut s, smooth pavements, a nd restore proper d rainage. By the end of the ca lenda r year 1983, two port able pug mills for cold recycling of th is milled material were in operation. Thi s recycled mix can be used in widening substa nda rd road s by adding add itional width on each side of the roadways.

Major emphasis was cent ered on br idge maintenanc e du ring the yea r. Maintena nce forces sealed 148,8 12 linea r feet of bridge joi nts, com pletely

repainted 226 bridges and spot-painted 127 br idges.
T he usual inspection of a pproximatel y 7,000 bridges was also con-

ducted. Bridge ma inten an ce activities. includ ing inspection. tot aled a pproximat ely $3.4 million .

NUMBER

Total number of bridges (over 20 feet) on all syste ms

14,632

Total number of deficient bridges

5.305

Total number of stru cturally deficient br idges

3, l4R

Total number of functionall y ob solete (too narrow)

2. 157

Estimated replacement cost of deficien t br idges

$2,274,524,750

Of the 5,305 deficient bridges in Georgia, 3,487 ar e on the local roads system and 1,818 are on the sta te system.

INSPECTION
Eac h brid ge is inspected every two yea rs as mandat ed by fede ra l regulations. Georgia has five teams of two inspectors eac h plus one team of divers who inspect underwater portions of br idges. Georgia has 6 pin-t ype, suspension-connected, two girder brid ges (sa me design as th e Co nnecticut Turnpike brid ge which
colla psed). After the Connecticut tra gedy, all brid ges were reinspected and no struc tura l problem s were discovered.

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HiGHWAYS, ROApS AND STREE'fS

ATLANTA FREEWAY SYSTEM
The DOT's daring billion-dollar "Freeing the Freeways" program, the much-publicized reconstruction and rehabilitati on proj ect, will imp rove safety, relieve conge stion and accommod ate modern traffic levels on the Atlanta freeway system. The $ 1.5 billion urba n con struction pro gram will tra nsform the Atlanta system - on e of the oldest in the count ry - into a modern state-of-the-a rt facility. Of the project's total 126 miles, a ll but 6.5 miles a re either co mplete or und er cons truction.

The sheer scope of the project is staggering. It includes six- or eightlaning 1-20, 1-75, 1-85, and 1-285, and IO-Ianing the 1-75/85 downtown connector. Clogged routes are being widened, along with the elimination of sharp curves and grade s, left-hand exits, excessive interch an ges, and short acceleration lanes. Also, 30 miles of HOY lanes and park-ride facilities are in the offing.
Th e project , which was first sta rted in 1976, is slated to be completed in 1988. The accompa nying map shows the sta tus of the Atla nta freeway construction progress.

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1982
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act passed by Congress last year meant both good a nd bad news to the sta te of Georgia. The good news is that the legislation prov ides for four years of federal funding for highwa ys and tr an sit.
The bad news is that the DOT did not receive as much funding as had been expected or needed . During th e last four years, Georgia has changed from a donor sta te to a recipient one. Several pro vision s were added to the bill which limits Georgia's abilit y to repeat this practice in the future. One such change is the placement of minimum levelappropriations for the donor sta te. The average funding increa se from the act nat ionall y is 43 percent; Georg ia's increa se is 30 percent.
Under the ST AA , new programs are not created. However, funding for existing categories, primarily the interstate system, are expanded. Among the programs are interstate reconstruction and bridge con struction. Funding from the ST AA should assure the completion of the Atlanta freewa y reconstruction and allow necessary improvement s to be made along the entire 1,200-mile Georgia Interstate System.
The STAA will bring to Georgia $13 to $14 million more in federal-aid highway fund s than the average of the last four year s. The increase will be used in interstate con struction, and interstate and bridge rehab ilitation. Thi s piece of legislation takes Georgia one step forwa rd . but it will not . however, solve our intrastat e transportation problems.

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LOCAL ASSISTANCE
The maintenance of coun ty road s and city streets is the respon sibility of county and mun icipal governments. Georgia citizens, as well as out -of-state visitors, are very much dependent upon this "offsystem" netwo rk of streets, road s a nd bridge s. Citizens depend on these roads and street s in many of their daily trip s to schools, recreat ional sites, health care facilities, churches and shopping malls.
Local governments a re pro vided state assistance in con structing and maintaining their off-system roads and streets through the county/ city contracts program . Under this pro gra m, the DOT enters into contract s with va rious counties and cities for improvement of local road systems. In FY 1983, the contracts totaled approximately $28 million for construction and rehabi litation activities to 1,318 miles of local road s.
The Local Assistanc e Road s Program (LARP) began in 1978 as a mean s of aid ing local governm ent s in maintaining their road investments through resurfacing. The object was to prevent deterioration and return these road s to a higher level of service. In fiscal yea r 1983, 1,372 miles were completed a t a cost of $24.7 million.
The Local Assistanc e Bridge Program (LAB) was fund ed first in 1979 to a id in replacing and repairing the defici ent bridges on local systems. Two -thirds of the system's 7,200 bridges were found to be in that category after comprehensive studies were conducted. During the year, 132bridge s were replaced at a 5.3 million cost.
Since the beginning of the local assistance programs, 16,503 miles of local roads and streets ha ve been rehabilitated at a cost of $232.6 million and 366 bridges have been replaced at a cost of $24.6 million.

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LOCAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES - FISCAL YEARS 1978-83

Fiscal Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

LARP PROGR AM (ROADS)

Miles Completed

Expenditures (Millions)

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3,477

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1,843

22.6

3,009

48.8

2,419

38.5

1,372

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HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND SAFETY

Hig hwa y safety is a n enor mous health pro blem, representing a cost to society of $4 1.6 billion in 1982 (latest yea r ava ila ble). In Georgia, mo tor vehicle accide nts num bere d 156,035 at a n esti mated cos t of $577 million. The invest ment of pub lic fu nds to increase sa fety a nd reduce accide nts resu lts in substa ntial dividends.
In accepting its responsibility to pr ovide th e citizens of Georgia with operatio na lly safe facilities ove r which to drive th eir vehicles, DO T has gea red its effo rts to wa rd engineering safety into every mile of the sta te highw ay syst e m .
Aft er engineering a na lyses wer e co nducted, 165 high ha zard locations were fou nd to need safety improvem ent s a t a n esti ma ted co st o f $ I0,36 8,845. Accident rep orts were a nalyzed to support thi s pr ogr am . Over 156,035 reports of some 60,504 injuries and 1,229 fatalities were reviewed . To

aid in t he data collection, a new comput er system has been initiated to co mpi le-all statewide accide nt rep ort s.
Safe ty improvements underta ken in FY 1983 included th e addition, deletion, an d co rrection of man y operatio nal aspects of ro ad sections. Approxi mately 1,500 public com ments were received, investigated, a nalyzed, a nd acted on during the yea r. Also, the Department handled 1,375 requ ests for ingress or egress to th e state highway system, 215 adjustments in speed control o n the road system, 106 rada r speed permits or amendments a uthorized through the Georgia State Patrol, 143 traffic signal permits, 130 crossthe-median or other special enc roachment s, and approximately 300 traffic engineering reports which have resulted in the formulat ion of over 200 co ncepts which are currently being t ra nslated into the safet y design work program for future funding.

According to th e most recent statistics avail a ble, auto accide nts in Georgia dropped 13 percent in 1982, despit e the fact th at travel a long th e sta te's highways and streets increased by nine percent. Nationally, auto acc idents declined 10 percent during 1982.
T he DOT ha s pla yed a major role in reducing th e number of traffic fat alit ies through effo rts taken to improve roadwa ys, ra ilroad crossings, and reducing the number of traffic ob structions close to Georgia roads. Credit is also due to law enforcement agencies who helped co mbat traffic fat alities by

enforcing the 55-mph speed limit a nd participating in the statewide crackdown on drunk dr ivers. Georgia had 1,229 fatalities in 1982 compared to 1,41 8 in 1981 and 1,503 in 1980.
Deaths due to railroad cross ing accidents were th e lowest ever in 1982, dropping by 70 percent fro m 1981.
Ped estri an fata lities dropped fro m 2 18 in 1981, to 168 in 1982. Fatalities on the interstat e system dropped fro m
146 iv 1981, to 142 in 1982. Deaths on
other state roads dropped from 776 to 651 last year while deaths on local streets decreased from 496, in 1981 to 436 in 1982.

TRAFFIC FATALITIES

On Georgia's interstate highwa ys, 95 accidents and 1.24 fatalities occur per 100 million veh icle miles of travel. On non -interstat e highw ays, th ere ar c a n average 437 accide nts with 3.85 fatal ities per 100 million vehicle miles.
Tract or-tr ailer tru cks present a particular safety problem to the average motorist on Georgia's highways, and are an increasing concern to the Geo rgia Dep artment of Tran sportation. Between 1978 and 1981, th e proportion of fatalities associated with tractortra ilers increased by 43 percent. Heavy tru cks co mprise less than two percent of th e vehicle population, but account

for nine percent of all traffic fatalities. Based on a 1976 report appearing in the T ran sportation Resea rch Record, 91 percent of those fatalities were in the vehicle that col1ided with the truck.
By 1990, the automobile will drop to onl y 75 percent of total traffic, and over half of tho se will weigh under 3,000 Ibs. In 1963, automobiles made up to 84.3 percent of the tot al vehicle fleet, and onl y about eight percent registered had weights of 3,000 Ibs. or less. Obviously, percentage and size oftrucks on the highwa y are increasing, while th e size and percentage of automobiles are decreasing.

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A DOT crew enhances intersection safety o n a rural road with rumble strips. to warn mo torists of a stop ahead.
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RAIL CROSSINGS The Ra ilroad-G rade Crossing Pro-
gram has been extremely effective. The accident rat e at each rail cro ssing in th e state is analyzed and then corrective measures are imp lemented to improve safety. The reduction in the number of accidents since the program began in 1974 shows very positive result s. Onl y six fatalitie s at grade-erossings occurred in 1982, compared wit h 69 in 1974. While that reduction represent s qu ite an accomplishment, further efforts to decrease fata lities were continued during the yea r with new installations of bells, light s, and / or gates, and upgrading II signal insta l1ations. Construction fu nds were authorized for 98 additional cro ssings not yet installed by railroads.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS

Several critical factors came together in 1983to necessitate a new and active interestby the Georgia DOT in the relationshipbetweentransportation and economic development. The DOT has long recognizedthe important role that transportation plays in influencing development in the state, and has moved in the recent past to create economic access to historically underdeveloped areas through better transportation.

ASSESSING NEEDS To address the problem, the De-
partment in 1983 commissioned Dr. Charles Floyd of the University of Georgia to study the effects of transportation on economic development and state growth. Dr. Floyd contends that "adequate transportation facilities will not guarantee economic development, but inadequate transportation facilities will guarantee it does not occur."
Dr. Floyd's study finds that Georgia is essentially still a poor state. Per capita income and population growth are concentrated in a few suburban

DEVELOPMENTAL HIGHWAYS

The DOT is using limited available funds to construct developmental highway corridors through those areas ofthe state which lack the accessibility needed to attract industry and improve their economic bases. Usually, these highways have four divided lanes with or without controlled access.
Due to dwindling federal funds and shrinking state revenues, the state has not been able to assign as high a priority to the developmental highway sys-

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counties, with many rural areas having slow or no growth. Interestingly enough, almost none of these slowgrowth counties are served by major four-lane highways. This is not surprising since Dr. Floyd's research shows that our state consistently has the lowest comparative mileage of four-lane highways of any southeastern state. Whether based on population, land area, vehicle miles traveled, or total road miles,Georgia's four-lane mileage compares poorly with other states.
This lack of an adequate four-lane system leads Dr. Floyd to conclude that "few Georgia communities off the interstate system are served by highways that enable them to be competitive for economic growth and development."
A STACKED DECK With the economic deck of cards
already stacked against communities off the interstates, the problem was further complicated as Congress mandated wider,longer, and heavier trucks as for the first time in all states in 1983. The bigger trucks are economically
tem as needed. However, the DOT continued to make progress on two vital projects in FY 1983.
APPALACIUANDEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY
The Appalachian Development Highway is a four-lane route running from 1-285 in north Atlanta to Cumming, then west to Ball Ground, then north and east to Blairsville, Ga. A total of 8.5 miles was let to contract at a cost of over $10 million during the year, while 10.5 miles were opened for traffic at a $23.5 million cost.
CORRIDORZ Corridor Z is a 25l-mile route which
will connect Brunswick to Columbus, Ga., and eventually Brunswick to Kansas City, Mo., when work iscompleted in participating states. Existing federal routes are being improved, segment by segment, in an effort to provide improved east-west access to south Georgia. In 1983, 13.7 miles were letto contract at a cost of over $14 million while 36.05 miles were opened for traffic at a cost of $20 million.

more productive and will benefit the communities that they are able to serve. However, aside from the interstates, the roads in Georgia were not designed for such vehicles, and opening substandard roads to these larger trucks is an infeasible alternative that will endanger the average motorist. This means that until the narrower roads are brought up to standard - a billion dollar project in itself - the communities not served by interstate routes may not receive the economic benefits of more efficient freight movement.
UNEVEN GROWTH While some areas of the state suffer
from underdevelopment, other parts of the state, particularly north Atlanta, have been hit by a building boom that has been so sudden and so unregulated that the area transportation systems are taxed to the breaking point.
The DOT has taken steps to protect the vitality of the system by strictly regulating driveway access, by considering more carefully the impact of improvements, and by encouraging local governments and developers to build in undeveloped areas. In spite of theseefforts,concentrated development continues to plague a small portion of our state, while other areas languish in an economic near-depression,
WHAT TO DO? The DOT willcontinue to do its part
in promoting balanced statewide growth, but the nature and magnitude of the problems require involvement of all levels of government. Only in this way can all citizens of Georgia be assured of sharing in the benefits of full economic development.

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HIGHWAYS, ROADS rtND STRi.ETS
INITIATIVES

BID-RIGGING

of cost-effective measures. As the prac-

In the past , it has been a widespread ticality is proven, such measures will be

practice among private contractors to incorporated into the DOT program.

conspire when bidd ing on government Among the experiments during FY

contracts in order to obtain higher 1983 were:

profits for th emselves. The federa l Contractor-Designed Alternatives -

governm ent is pro secuting bid-riggers As practical, the DOT lets projects

in states where federal highway pro- with schematic plans listing specifi-

ject s ha ve been rigged, but Georgia is cations the designs must meet. Con-

the onl y state in the nation which is fidential pre-bid con sultations are

conducting investigations of its own.

held with the contractors 'who' have

An estimated $\00 million was lost questions about the acceptability of

by the state on highwa y project over- the ir design. Georgia takes the low-

bidding by contractors over a six-year est bid for the project and then asks

period. Investigations began in 1980to for a preliminary design within a set

put a stop to this costly practice. As a time. Some $6 million in savings

result of the DOT's efforts, 18contrac- were projected for 1983 by allowing

tors have pled guilty to state charges in bridge design changes proposed by

Georgia and over $12 million in restitu- the contractor at the time of the bid.

tion has been made.

Task Contracting - Projects are

Since the investigation began, the broken into tasks, rather than lump

DOT has suspended 57 contractors -

projects , allowing contractors to bid

40 of those suspended have been re- for elements which they can do best

sto red under a strict five-year proba- and most cost-effectively.

tionary agreement which permits the Herbicide Program - The effective

department to audit a contractor's implementation of a herbicide pro-

financial record s and inspect bidding gram has resulted in a reduction in

files. Stringent measures have also our mechanical mowing program.

been taken to prevent bid-rigging. Rules Herbicides can be applied for $7.51

which perm it virtual permanent de- per acre compared with $18.27 for

barment of repeat offenders are pres- mechanical mowing on the inter-

ently in force.

states and $22.72 per acre for mow-

ing on other state routes.

Pavement Recycling - As feasible, the DOT is milling old surfaces and recycling the material in the roadbed, shoulders, or new mix .

&' Roadway Lighting - Changeover .:; as possible from mercury vapor lights
to sodium vapor lights resulting in a 50 percent lighting cost savings.

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COST CONTAINMENT After a dramatic 42 percent reduc-
tion in personnel over the last nine years, the Georgia DOT has stabilized into a lean workforce of about 6,000 employees. To enhance productivity and reduce cost further, the DOT is experimenting with a diverse package

Reflective Signs - Used as practical instead of lighting overhead guide signs. The DOT has also experimented with ceramic markers in lieu of other striping materials to improve safety and reduce placement frequency .
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
In an effort to promote equitable economic opportunities, the Georgia DOT has developed minority (MBE) and women (WBE) business enterprise participation goals. Last year, over 9 percent of the DOT's con struction dollars was awarded to MBE and WBE firms. Th e contract commitments were

JoIYMcCord. Policy Plannlnl Group
THE LOGO PROGRAM
The Georgia Department of Tr an sportation initiated its logo program in 1977 to furni sh motor ists with more specific service information at selected interstate exits.
T he program has since ex pa nded statewide with over 300 pan els guidi ng travelers to gas. food . lodgin g. a nd camping facilities. Most pan els have space for six business logos. In all. a bo ut 600 logos were on panels at the end of FY 83.
$28,759,183 (8.46 percent) to MBEs and $1,764,002 (.52 percent) to WBEs. Within the DOT itself, a new-hire goal of 25 percent minority was exceeded with approximately 40 percent of the new employees in a minority classification.
The DOT took a major step to increase the number of minorit y-owned firms which contract for the department's work . A one-year contract was signed by Thacker Construction Company of Decatur, Georgia, to conduct a pilot program encouraging 30 to 50 minority-owned firms to participate as contractors or subcontractors on the DOT's highway construction project s.
Thacker's role is to help the firms develop the basic technical and managerial skills necessary to do the type of work the DOT lets to contract. Thacker will monitor the firm s for successful completion of contracts with regard to bonds, time, money, management, technical skills and product acceptability. Further assistance will be given to pro spective bidders or primary contractors needing help in meeting goals for the minority participation in their work.

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STATE HIGHWAYSYSTEM

HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS

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PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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T he Bureau of Public Transporta- the DOT funded $439,350 in state RURAL TRANSIT

tio n serves as the statewide planning funds which leveraged programs total- T he Rural Pu blic Transportation

and coordinating unit for public trans- ing $4.4 million for capital and operat- Progra m is geared to provide Geor-

portation in Georgia. Through this ing projects and to finance public gia's small urban and rural communi-

office, the DOT attempts to stimulate transportation planning and market- ties with transportation services. The

and encourage the development of ing work . Urban transit systems had program's goal is to de velop and

publ ic transit services and facilities.

14.5 million patrons in 250 vehicles. improve mobility in non-urbanized

The DOT's role in public transpor- Percentage of operating costs recovered areas through the coordination and

tation is to facilitate federal a nd state from revenues by urban transit systems consolidation of available services that

financing and to provide management averaged 46 percent.

will result in more effective use of

assistance an d technical sup port to

transportation resources. Resources

locally operated systems. T hese goals I---------------~ that are already avai lable in small

are accomplished through several on- URBAN TRANSIT RIDERSHIP " urban and rural communities included

going programs.

public transportation systems, private

19811

15,515,245

taxi services, and human se rv ice

URBAN TRANSIT

Georgia has eight publ ic transportation systems located in Albany, Athens ,

19821

I 14,392,028

agency-operated transit. Transportation users include the
general publ ic, agenc ies, local govern-

Atlanta, Augu sta , Columbus, Macon, Rome and Savannah. The Atlanta sys- 19831

I 13,707,350

ments and other organiza tion s that purchase transportation for the people

tem is by far the largest, incorporating

the y serve. Through coordinated /con-

bus and heavy rail lines to serve over 1- -E- xclu-des- At l-an ta- - - -- - - -----1 solidated transportation, a single a rea-

113 million passengers annually. The Metropo litan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ( M A RT A) was created through legislat ive fiat to serve the

RURAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP

D 1981

725,712

wide provi der ca n broker mob ility services to users economically and mor e effectively by eliminating the duplication of services, making more use of

Atlant a region; its service area includes

under-utilized equ ipment a nd offering

Fulton a nd DeK a lb Count ies. All 19820 transit statistics found in this report are

1,067,32 1

savings to volume purchasers. A focal po int in the coordinat ion

exclusive of the Atlanta system.

and consol idat ion of ru ral publ ic

Among the remaining seven cities, 19830

1,557,584 transportation is the state's section

16(b)(2) program , which fund s capital

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PUBUC TRANSPORTAnON

equipment purchases for transportation programs that give priority considerations to the elderly and handicapped. Under the auspices of this program, in 1983 the DOT had 257 vehicles operating in 126 counties as transportation providers for their areas.
Another key element of the program is the DOT's Sect ion 18 program. Th is program provides for funding for the capitalizat ion and operation of nonurbanized transportation services to the public. In 1983, twenty-six vehicles operated in 15 counties.
The success of the two programs and of the effort s to coordinate and consolidate transportation is apparent from the 83 percent increase in ridership (1.6 million patrons) between 1982-83. DOT anticipates this trend to continue and accelerate as the program progresses.
PARK-RIDE
Park and Ride lots are a popular and low-cost means of encouraging ridesharing. The lots are built on or near commuter routes and offer a convenient meeting or staging area for potential carpoolers. The popularity of the program has been pro ven in man y instances where lots have been filled to capacity soon after open ing.
Georgia DOT opened 23 new lots in 1983, bringing the total to 58 lots statewide, with a capacity of 4,454 spaces. Park and Ride lots are presently under construction at 14 new locations . These facilities vary in size from 10 spaces to 600 spaces, depending on location.

R1DESHARE PROGRAM
Since 1979, the Georgia Rideshare Program (G RP) has been an employeroriented program encouraging carpools and vanpool s by matching riders and dr ivers at the workplace. Ridesharing is based on a concept of transportation brokerage , where an informat ion exchange program is provided to match pa ssengers with ava ilable transportation.
The initial phase of the program was directed to employers who had 100 or more employees at one locat ion. Under . th is phase , some 266 corporate rideshare programs were initiated and promoted in the greater Atlanta area.
Beginning in June 1983, the second phase of the GR P was implemented. In this phase, emphasis was shifted from employers to the individual employee s. Employees are encouraged to form carpools not strictl y within their own workplace, but also with others in their community.

The typical ridesharer can save an average of $700 per year in commuter costs. Each car left at home eliminates 250 pounds of pollutants from the air a nd saves 600 gallons of ga soline annually. Program evaluation indicates that there are about 150 vanpools registered to the Rideshare program which together with carpoo ls repr esent a savings to commuters of $3.7 million and gasolin e sav ings of III million gallon s annually.
A s pe c ia l tel ephon e numb er, (404)656-POOL, has been set up to make ride share information more readily available to the public. This service offers citizen s the latest information on availability of carpools and vanpools, location of park-ride lots and other public transportation information. The staff is also helpful in explaining how easy it is to start your own car or vanpool. "Ridesharing it's the Georgia way."

INTERCITY BUS
Though the DOT doe s not have any direct program involvement in intercity/ interstate bus service, it does recognize the importance of this service to the overall mob ility of Georgians. Since deregulat ion of the bu s transport industry, man y bus companies have dramatically reduced the ir route mileage, dropping man y of the smaller towns and cities whose population cannot support continued service.
Almost no area of the state has been immune from reductions in bus scheduling. More than 21 routes have been dropped from da ily schedules, and more than 41 communities have been left without bus service. This trend is expected to cont inue in 1984 as compan ies continue to trim less profitable routes in favor of well-traveled interstate routes.

Georgia commuters can Rideshare (above) by using one of 58 Park and Ride lots open statewi de. Buses of the Rom e Transit Departm ent (RTD) unload passengers (right). The RTD is one of eight urban transit systems in the state.

Jeff McCord, Policy Plannlnc Group

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RAil .

Railroads have historically been a vital force in Georgia, responsible for the found ing of Atlanta and over the years transforming the Georgia frontier into its present-day

pro sperity in industry, agriculture, ports and commerce. Th e 5,285-mile rail network primarily pro vides freight movement throughout the state.

Although the rail industry predominantly operates out of

the private sector, the DOT still plays an instrumental role in rail services. Whether the department is contesting a rail

abandonment, assisting local governments with rail rehabilitation projects or designing a plan for the relocation of a rail

line, its primary role is planning and preserving the state's rail connections. The DOT will continue to direct its effort

toward promoting a healthy rail system that can only make Georgia economically stronger. In FY 1983, the DOT accomplished the following :

Participated in a rail rehabilitation project involving 1.7 miles of rail line in Sylvester, Georgia, as part of a rail service coordination project involving Southern Railwa y and Seaboard Coast Line. The project assured the availability of rail service to six businesses in Sylvester.
Responded to one of the state's most se vere rail-highway conflicts by designing a conceptual plan to relocate a railroad mainline in Montezuma, Georgia, from the downtown area to the periphery of the city. Rail relocation is important to cities that have grown around active railroad tracks. When rail cars are moving through the town, essential services are interrupted and traffic is halted until the rail traffic is cleared.
Successfully contested the abandonment of 7.6 miles of rail from Sessoms to Alma. Such an abandonment would have directly affected

AERONAUTICS .....

The DOT coordinates and monitors airport de velopment projects and promotes the use of aviation facilities in the state. Those responsibilities are being met through programs and procedures established to give Georgia an air transportation system capable of serving the commercial and traveling needs of our citizens.
During 1983, program funding assistance was provided for 71 airport improvement projects totaling $5,970,000 of which $1,970,000 were state funds, committed from three programs. The Airport Development Program assists local airports with capital improvement projects. The Airport Operational Improvement Program was started in 1978 to protect the state's investments in publicallyowned airports by providing prioritized safety assistance for pavement

the development of Alma Industrial Park, a 200-acre facility, and possibly required the relocation of two local industries.
Successfully contested an Interstate Commerce Commission's order to abandon a 23.3-mile branch rail line from Murphy Junction, Georgia, to Murphy, North Carolina. The case resulted in a landmark decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The Murphy case became the only case reversed out of nearly 400 rail abandonments contested nationwide and resulted in the identification of some important elements of the abandonment process dealing with community impact.

PROGRAM FUNDINGASSISTANCE FISCAL YEAR 1983

Program
Airport Development I) Airport Operational Improvement Program 2) Airport Approach Aid Program 2) Totals

Number
Projects 20
48
3 71

Federal Funds
$3,970,800
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0 $3,970,000

State Funds
$700,000
1,000,000
270,000 $1,970,000

Total
$4,700,000 1,000,000 $270,000
$5,970,000

I) 50% fund ing of non federal share of federally funded projects or one-half of the project cost on non federally funded projects .
2) 75% state financial assistance and 25% local funds .

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RAIL, AERONAUTICS, AND PORTS

aides, replacing pavement 'ma rkings and clearing runwa y approaches. Th e Airport Approach Aid Program , initiated in 1981 , improves instrument landing aid s at key general aviation airports. Publically owned airports are given financial assistance to acquire and install localizer approach aides and non-d irect ional radio beacons

which enhance the operational safety of the se airports. The se programs have made dramatic improvements to the state's air transportation system and ha ve had a corresponding impact on the state's economy. Even with the unsettling effects of deregulation and fuel costs of the air industry, the un ique importance of air transportation will

not dimini sh. Other activities during the yea r
included pro viding funding assistance on seven airport studies, inspecting and renewing licenses of 110 open-topublic airports and updating, printing and distributing 30,000 aeronautical charts.

PORTS

Georgia's ports contribute significantl y to the sound econom ic climate of the state . Both of Georgia's port cities, Sa vannah and Brun swick, ha ve evolved into international centers of commerce a nd trade. Between 1975and 1982, the tonnage handled by the Georgia Ports Authority (GP A) in these two cities doubled from 2.7 million to 5.5 million tons. Sa vannah is also the largest port on the south Atlantic with maritime commerce being the lead ing industry. In 1983, Brunswick and Sa vannah harbors received $270,000 which was used for approach aid improvement.
T he Geor gia DOT wor ks within its legislat ive autho rity to su pport cont inued grow t h and development of these vital transp ort ati on facilities. In su ppo rt of the local assurer of record, Ch ath am County, the DOT has initia ted a th ree yea r, eleven million dollar ca pita l co nst ruction progra m to begin replacement of spoil co ntai nment dikes. In additio n, two million d ollar s has been a ppro priated to obta in locally I accessible land s on which to develop lon g term spoil storage facilities which a re a necessar y function for mainta ining the aut ho rized depth of the Sava nna h River navigati on cha nnel. Ex isting storage areas are being con sidered for subd ividi ng and used in a n a lternate year use mo de co mbined with active dewa teri ng. The new broad base berm dike design which will per mit con tinuous stage-construction

combined with better management and use of storage facilities will increase the potential for land spoil storage well into the 21st Centu ry. Plan s are in pro gress to st raighten so me curves within the Savanna h River thu s improving maneuverab ility wit hin the navigati on cha nnel and enha nce the a bility of the Harbor to attract longer and lar ger co ntai ner ships. T he DOT also provides the necessar y financi al support to ensure proper maint enan ce of land storage facilities thu s prot ectin g capita l con struction investments and ensuring maximum protection for vita l mar sh and wetlands which surro und the co nta inme nt facilities,
In FY 1983, gro ss tonnage recorded by the Georgia Ports Authority was 5,908,283. The number of vessels calling was approxim at ely 1,300. Custom revenue from the ports of Savannah and Brunswick totaled $152,518,600 and $870,844, respecti vely.
To further international economic opportunity, the Talmadge Memorial Bridge has been und er engineering analysis with $200,000 alread y spent on a study of its remo val and possible replacement. Currentl y adequate for vehicular movement , the 29 yea r old bridge is a deterr ent to large ships because of insufficient clearanc e. Until pro visions are mad e for thi s major ca pita l investment, Geor gia's major port is rest ricted in growth.

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UNEXPECTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~

traffic into an ocean of red brake lights.

In cooperation with the Environmen-

tal PI "'''-' ;r ' ..gency (EPA) and the Georg ia ~ta::: Patrol. DOT mainte-

nance crews were immediately dis-

patched to the scene to help reroute the

morning rush-hour traffic around the

hazardous area. Meanwhile. DOT

public information officials notified

the media and answered an onslaught

of telephone calls from the public for

alternative routes. The department's

maintenance crews' speedy cleanup of

the chemical spill enabled all lanes of

1-285 to be reopened by 4 p.m. and area residents, who had been evacu-

ated earlier for health concerns. to

return to the ir homes.

CASE IN POINT: Although the

winter of 1983 did not exactly bring

another "S nowja m '82," the DOT

handled several major snowstorms and

A truck carrying lIolatile chemica ls caught fire on [285 last August . The interstate was closed and nearby residen ts were ellacu ated for most of the day. The DOT crews tackled a late March snow (left) as Mother Nature dealt Georgia the une xpected.

was prepared for a few others that never materiali zed. When inclement weather threatens, the DOT salt/ sa nd loaders are equipped and snow plows dispersed to st rategic areas in the a ppro pr ia te di stri ct s. Meanwh ile, maintenance crews are put on a weather

vigil which may include simply wait-

ing, issuing public announcements.

patrolling the roads. or clearing the

areas. In light of the severity of recent

Georgia snowstorms. the DOT also

trained mor e top-level personnel for

Bill Alli ooci. J r. Penon...1 Tnolnlnl

the operat ion of road-clear ing equipment and expanded the 24-hour relief

Keeping Georgians moving and the chords and sending nut s. bolts and staff in 1983. state's transportation system intact is rivets raining into the Savannah har- These are just a few exa mples of the NOT alwa ys an 8 to 5 job. There is. of bor. Traffi c was immediatel y rerouted major unexpected happenings to which

course. T HE UNE XPE CTE D. T he to avoid the damaged span and top the DOT responded during FY 1983. Geo rgia Depart ment of Transpo rta- DOT officals rus hed to th e scene to Not a da y seems to go by-without an

tio n is pr ep a red t o ha nd le th ese inspect the damage. T he July 23 dawn unu sual event or ad verse situation ta kextrao rdinary events which may take accident might have cost some lives if ing place on the state tra nsport ation

place on the state highway system the dam age had been done a few feet system. Th e DOT is prepared for ill-

through its 24-hour operations center. north of the truss. As it happened. th e fortune. should it knock ,' 24-hours a

which serves as th e DOTs emergency headqu art ers.
T hro ugh this nerve center, the DOT responds to all types oftraffic hazard saccide nts. over turned tr actor- tra iler tru cks, inclement weather conditio ns,

main and seconda ry support beams beneath one of th e center spa ns were dam aged by the ship's boom. Repairs amounting to $500.000 were underta ken and traffic resto red in just 74 days.

day, 365 da ys a year. In short, the operations center is the state's emergency network providing communication between Geo rgia's citizens and majo r departmental personnel.
To report a hazardous cond ition on

brok en wa te r line s. a nd well . the CASE IN POINT: Shortly before a state highwa y, please call our opera-

UNEXPECTE D.

dawn on Augu st 10. 1983. a tractor- tion s center at 294-6027. Information

CASE IN POINT: At dawn on J uly 23, a n ill-fated cargo vessel, out on military ma neuvers, ra mmed into the 29-year-old Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge in Savannah, shearing the und ercarriage, severing th e tension

trailer tru ck. carrying a 44.000 poundload of volatile chemicals. caught on fire and explo ded just west of Atlanta near the 1-20/1-285 interchan ge. sending toxic fumes into the hum id summer air a nd transforming the interstat e

on lane closings is provided by the DOT genera l office at 656-5267. T he UNEXPE CTE D - The DOT a nticipates it a nd is prepared for it. That's what Georgians have come to expect from the Georg ia DOT.

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Whether you are aware of it or not, Georgia DOT has been struggling in recent years to adequately take care of the state's transportation system. Reduced motor fuel tax collections have forced the department to cut back on many programs essential to a good highway system including annual maintenance, resurfacing, safety improvements and highway expansion projects. The money provided by the recent federal nickela-gallon gas hike will help primarily the 1,200 miles on the Interstate system. However, these funds will not help Georgia's remaining 100,000 plus milesof other roads. It's only one step toward keeping the state system in good shape.

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FINANCING GEORGIA'S
TRANSPORTATION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEEDS
INCOME Total 5748.1 Million

MOTOR FUEL TAX -

$396.7 Million, or 53%

)

FEDERAL AID -
( $308.0 Million, or 41.2%

CONTRACTS-
$15.4 Million, or 2.1%

MISCELLANEOUS -
$12 Million, or 1.6%

FUNDING RESOURCES
About 94 percent of Georgia's transportation money comes from the 71,1 cents and 3 percent sales tax you pay on each gallon of gasoline. Therefore. the roads in Georgia are funded almost entirely by the people who drive on them. Two other sources ofthe Georgia Department of'Transportation's budget are federal funds and state general funds.
Unlike other states, Georgia does not utilize motor vehicle registration fees, auto license tag fees, tolls. dealer permits, or inspection fees to supplement the transportation budget. Dedicated money comes to the DOT only from the 71,1 cents per gallon motor fuel tax and the three percent sales tax on each gallon of gasoline. Since these funds are user-taxes. the law stipulates that the taxes must be spent for highway projects.
Georgia's gas tax is among the lowest in the nation - it has only been increased once in the past 27 years - in 1971. Only Missouri. Texas and Oklahoma have motor fuel taxes as low as Georgia.

WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
Income for the construction and maintenance on Georgia's 18.000 plus mile state highway system totaled $748.1
million in FY 1983. About 53 percent of this, ($396.7 million) came from the motor fuel tax; forty-one percent or $308 million came from federal funds; $15.4 million or 2.1 percent came from participation and contracts with others; and approximately $16 million or 2.1 percent came from the
general fund.
WHERE THE MONEY WENT
The breakdown for DOT expenditures for FY 1983looks like this: $493 million (65.9 percent) was spent on planning and construction; $176.9 million (23.7 percent) went toward maintenance and betterments projects; $33.3 million (4.4 percent) was allocated for debt service; $18.6 million (2.5 percent) was spent on grants to counties and municipalities; while $14.0 million ( I.9 percent) went toward miscellaneous projects. Cost for administration was held to only $12.2 million - just 1.6 percent of the state's transportation budget.

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EXPENDITURES Total 5748.1 Million

GRANTS TO COUNTIES &

MUNICIPALITIES -

ADMINISTRATION -

$18.6 Million, or 2.5%

$12.2 Million, or 1.6%

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FINANCE

r:.LANNING & CONSTRUCTION -
$493.1 Million, or 65.9%

MISCELLANEOUS -
$14.0 Million, or 1.9%
MAINTENANCE & BETTERMENTS -
$176.9 Million, or 23.7%

OUTLOOK The Department of Transportation receives a dedicated
revenue from the motor fuel tax which is budget approved by the General Assembly. In the past, revenues from the gas tax, supplemented by a little money from the general fund, have supported Georgia's road systems well. However, reduced fuel consumption since 1974has meant a dramatic decline in motor fuel tax collections.
A comparison of the state's 1974 and 1984 estimated revenues indicates the motor fuel tax now provides a much smaller portion ofthe state's income. Ten years ago, about 9.8 percent of the state's revenues were from the motor fuel tax. Today, it's only about 4.7 percent. Unlike other states, Georgia has not raised its gas tax since 1971,although costs have doubled since then. Many worthy transportation projects have had to be cut back, with others hanging in the
balance. Fuel consumption is expected to further decline 20 to 25
percent while prices are projected to increase an average of five cents per gallon. Based on current revenue measures,
that translates into an average annual loss of approximately

$62 million from 1983'sfunding levels. The DOT has implemented numerous cost-cutting
measures such as preventive maintenance, increased productivity, and joint construction/ maintenance projects which have saved Georgia taxpayers over $5 million annually. The DOT has also cut down on personnel due to declining tax receipts. Today, more work is being done with fewer people. Unfortunately, all of these cost-effective efforts have not been enough.
Although the funding picture may be unclear and discouraging, the DOT has to face the challenge of providing adequate and safe roads for citizens. If we do not accept the challenge, we not only face the loss of billions of dollars already invested in the system, but we are ultimately doing the economy and our state more harm by weakening an important link in the economic and social chain - the ability to meet the needs of today and tomorrow. To meet the challenge of the 1980s, new methods for financing the state's transportation requirements must be explored.

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ANANCE

ASCAL 1983 AUDITED EXPENDITURES

EXPENDITURES

Agency Summary

Personal Services

$124,827,562.78

Regular Operating Expense

44,858,393.38

Travel................................................................. 1,471,319.37

Motor Vehicle Equipment Purchases

" . . .. . . . .. .. 929,939.72

Publications and Printing........................................... 712,615.27

Equipment Purchases........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,526,556.68

Computer Charges................................................... 760,913.82

Real Estate Rentals.................................................. 987,924.00

Per Diem, Fees and Contracts...................................... 11,051,483.80

Capital Outlay

596,927,427.73

Authority Lease Rentals........................

24,873,156.50

General Obligation Bond Debt Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,430,334.90

Grants to Counties................................................... 9,317,013.00*

Grants to Municipalities............................................. 9,317,000.00*

Harbor Maintenance Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454,000.00

Mass Transit Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,760,864.3 I

Geodetic Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295,750.28

Capital Outlay Airport Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664,445.33

Capital Outlay Airport Operational Improvement................. 1,075,058.03

Capital Outlay Airport Approach Aid............

267,069.75

Capital Outlay State & Local Schools & Institutions.............. 770,856.18

Capital Outlay State Parks & Historic Sites. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505,905.07

Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,430,05 I.80

Talmadge Bridge Study...........

187,683.89 '

Railroad Grade Separation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36,353.05

Capital Outlay Farmers Markets

41,751.14

TOTAL
*Not included in DOT Audit

$848,481,429.78

REVENUES

Federal

$193,727,549.32

Other................................................................. 396,114,007.49*

State

258,639,872.97

*Prior year and miscellaneous funds

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FISCAL 1983 AUDITED EXPENDITURES

Planning and Construction Activity

EXPENDITURES

Personal Services

$ 63,220,014.55

Regular Operating Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . 4,803,997.83

Travel............................... 1,045,210.71

Publications and Printing..

126,345.37

Equipment Purchases.................

53,111.18

Computer Charges....................

81,710.25

Real Estate Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24,490.00

Per Diem, Fees and Contracts

8,588,557.04

Capital Outlay

552;721,694.55

Geodetic Control

295,750.28

Capital Outlay State & Local Schools &

Institutions..

.. . .. ..

770,856.18

Capital Outlay State Parks &

Historic Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505,905.07

Telecommunications.................. 1,017,960.59

Talmadge Bridge Study............... 187,683.89

Railroad Grade Separation

.

36,353.05

Capital Outlay Farmers Markets.......

41,751.14

TOTAL

$633,521,391.68

REVENUES
Federal Other State
Prior year and miscellaneous funds

FINANCE
$183,721,203.59 335,766,337.59* 114,033,850.50

Maintenance and Bettennents Activity

EXPENDITURES

Personal Services :

$ 52,232,494.33

Regular Operating Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . 38,699,853.31

Travel............................... 297,755.85

Publications and Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15,231.84

Real Estate Rentals .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,850.00

Per Diem, Fees and Contracts

932,483.71

Capital Outlay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,867,553.85

Telecommunications.................. 156,449.47

TOTAL

$136,207,672.36

REVENUES
Federal Other State
Prior year and miscellaneous funds

$

.00

. 36,930,868.00*

. 99,276,804.36

Facilities and Equipment Activity

EXPENDITURES
Motor Vehicle Equipment Purchases Equipment Purchases Capital Outlay TOTAL

$ 929,939.72

. 3,450,677.99

.

39,369.93

$ 4,419,987.64

REVENUES
Federal Other State
Prior year and miscellaneous funds

$

.00

. 2,946,658.43*

. 1,473,329.21

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FINANCE

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FISCAL 1983 AUDITED EXPENDITURES (continued)
Administration Activity

EXPENDITURES
Personal Services Regular Operating Expense Travel Publications and Printing Equipment Purchases Computer Charges Real Estate Rentals Per Diem, Fees and Contracts Authority Lease Rentals General Obligation Bond Debt
Service Telecommunications TOTAL

s. 8,276,467.84

. 842,073.88

.

105,183.16

. 548,984.16

.

16,178.95

. 679,203.57

. 957,584.00

. 268,437.17

. 24.873.156.50

REVENUES

Federal

:

Other.. .

State

Prior year and miscellaneousfunds

8.430,334.90 232,246.89
$ 45.229.851.02

-
$ 4,769,632.00 971,484.10*
39,488,734.92

EXPENDITURES
Personal Services Regular Operating Expense Travel Publications and Printing Equipment Purchases Per Diem, Fees and Contracts Capital Outlay Telecommunications TOTAL

Air Transportation Activity

REVENUES

$ 490.116.33 Federal

. 487.961.41 Other

.

11.725.86 State

.

682.16 Prior year and miscellaneousfunds

.

4,250.56

.

50.00

. 298.809.40

$

4.958.37

. 1.298.554.09

$ 20,370.00 . 559,760.19* . 718,423.90

Inter-Modal Transfer Facilities Activity

EXPENDITURES

Inter-Modal Transfer Facilities Activity

Personal Services Regular Operating Expense Travel Publications and Printing Equipment Purchases Per Diem. Fees and Contracts Capital Outlay

$ 608,469.73

.

24.506.95

.

11.443.79

.

21,371.74

.

2,338.00

. 1.261.955.88

. 4.760.864.31

Capital Outlay Airport Development .

Capital Outlay Airport Operational

Improvement

.

Capital Outlay Airport Approach Aid .

Telecommunications

.

664,445.33
1,075,058.03 267,069.75 18,436.48

TOTAL

$ 8.715.959.99

REVENUES

Federal

$

Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State

Prior year and miscellaneous funds

5.216.343.73 284.516.18*
3.215.100.08

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Georgia DOT compiled some pretty impressive numbers in Fiscal Year 1983. A complete statistical summary of various DOT operations is included in this section as well as a look at how FY 1983 stacked up in history.
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STATISTICS

MOTOR FUEL TAX COLLECTIONS
NET RECEIPTS - ALL REFUNDS DEDUCTED
19211983

CALENDAR YEAR 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

DOLLARS

s

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

nla

21,046,547 22,802,364

26,048,632 21,539,607

18,182,049 20,231,665

23,173,083

30,964,547 34,005,602

36,674,362

41,794,427 51,323,401

52,853,542 53,093,709

56,017,118

58,283,610 65,842,723

74,100,690 75,705,898

77,840,033 82,559,836

85,025,322 87,479,004

92,357,155 97,137,007

103,613,078

3% SALES TAX &
INTEREST

RATE I I
I - 3 3 3
3 - 3.5 3.5 - 4
4
4 -6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -7 7 -6 + 3% 3o/o + 6 3o/o + 6 3o/o + 6 3o/o + 6 - 3% + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 3o/o + 6Y2 CONTINUED

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NET GALLONS TAXED
(IN THOUSANDS)
nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla nla 350,775 380,039 434,143 358,993 303,034 337,194 386,218 516,608 566,760 611,239 696,573 792,665 815,442 884,895 933,618 995,546 1,084,121 1,155,434 1,182,736 1,222,629 1,293,333 1,327,690 1,364,595 1,447,541 1,522,203 1,628,435

CONSUMPTION INCREASE (DECREASE)
8.3% 14.2% (-17.3)% (-15.6)% 11.3% 14.5% 33.8% 9.7% 7.8% 14..0% 13.8% 2.9% 8.5% 5.5% 6.6% 8.9% 6.6% 2.4% 3.4% 5.8% 2.7% 2.8% 6.1% 5.2% 7.0%

STATISTICS

CALENDAR YEAR 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

MOTOR FUEL TAX COLLECTIONS
NET RECEIPTS - ALL REFUNDS DEDUCTED
1921-1983

DOLLARS 110.387.496 119.285.247 126.690.634 136.681.30I 149,433.566 160.361.892 187.540.993 218.346.963 234.701 .043 226,474.193 226.877.184 241 .136.151 251.597.250 263.098.761 261.053.766 248.564.725 247.118.088 248.796.944 259.251.659

3% SALES TAX &
INTEREST

RATE

30/o + 6~

30/o + 6~

30/o + 6~

30/o + 6~

30/o + 6~

30/o + 6~ 30/o + 6~ - 3% + 7~

30/o + 7~

30/o + 7~

30/o + 7~

30/o + 7~

30/o + 7~

30/o + 7~

30/o + 7~

+ $ 30.462.753

30/o + 7~

+ 129.282.584

30/o + 7~

+ 141.889.106

30/o + 7~

+ 151 .640.598

30/o + 7~

+ 143.704.617

30/o + 7~

NET GALLONS TAXED
(IN THOUSANDS) 1.734.263 1.869.329 1.977,106 2.165.742 2,349.235 2.510.159 2.718.669 2.959.741 3.159.669 3.062.691 3.065.619 3.222.781 3.347,423 3,506.160 3.462.302 3.295.549 3.263.728 3,250.210 3.503.584

CONSUMPTION INCREASE (DECREASE) 6.5% 7.8% 5.8% 9.5% 8.5% 6.9% 8.3% 8.9% 6.8% (-3.1)% 0.1% 5.1 % 3.9% 4.7% (-1.3)% (-4.8)% (-1.0)% (-0.4)% 7.8%

HISTORY OF MOTOR FUEL TAXES IN GEORGIA
c:=J REVENUE COLLECTED FOR GENERAL FUNDS lIIIDIIDII REVENUE DEDICATED FOR TRANSPORTATION

YEAR TAX ENACTED
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STATISTICS

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MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS IN GEORGIA 1910-1983

YEAR 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1'926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

AUTOMOBILES 4,400 5,870 12,950 16,480 20,115 24,000 44,025 66,824 99,676
127,000 134,000 118,476 126,498 151,420 181,413 218,271 242,691 263,404 278,673 311,255 295,373 275,502 246,694 280,047 315,764 327,120 336,968 362,311 358,124 386,477 413,541 461,815 444,878 421,497 425,196 420,046 451,626 501,401 542,480 605,978 693,821 754,040 800,463

BUSES
2,155 2,067 2,161 2,631 2,612 2,717 3,731 4,045 4,150 3,775 4,335 4,484 4,782 5,088 5,052 5,188 5,475 5,643 6,170

TRUCKS 90 190 620 710 800
1,000 2,000 3,500 5,000 10,000 12,000 13,500 16,925 22,469 26,275 32,278 37,378 39,946 42,981 50,821 49,510 48,758 45,035 54,691 64,243 70,129 77,130 83,292 77,736 87,310 93,156 100,352 97,240 94,513 98,-684 106,242 126,592 151,817 168,755 181,225 198,222 209,480 215,089

CONTINUED

TRAILERS MOTORCYCLES

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STATISTICS

YEAR 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRAnONS IN GEORGIA 1910-1983

AUTOMOBILES 848,514 894,392 988,079
1,017,383 1,056,708 1,079,762 1,154,425 1,221,538 1,261,014 1,354,105 1,442,735 1,537,430 1,616,135 1,702,212 1,747,723 1,870,581 1,996,865 2,064,767 2,192,888 2,372,825 2,549,981 2,588,054 2,537,095 2,599,365 2,740,977 2,864,217 2,932,920 2,932,464 2,951,022 2,980,954 3,119,523

BUSES 6,314 6,487 6,566 6,861 6,714 6,811 7,218 7,314 7,403 7,474 7,651 7,636 7,514 7,783 7,745 8,195 8,246 8,565 10,466 11,354 12,903 13,854 13,949 11,027 12,336 5,737 6,705 12,554 12,937 7,533 15,286

TRUCKS 226,575 232,649 244,273 249,019 256,866 261,830 274,216 283,266 290,764 306,527 324,511 346,161 366,495 389,252 410,899 442,289 479,535 508,282 545,198 575,442 607,931 659,201 646,125 721,810 742,991 785,205 801,451 873,420 888,508 869,865 1,027,574

TRAILERS
134,758 151,844 167,471 187,349 203,296 182,594 173,826 169,014 264,772 272,987 285,332 292,098 304,052 313,629 318,446 327,000

MOTORCYCLES
33,329 42,091 52,180 65,988 70,475 90,454 95,980 98,766 93,546 98,188 102,620 105,058 109,033 119,983 114,710 105,100

STATEWIDE SUMMARY
VEHICLE REGISTRATION, PUBUC ROAD MILEAGE, AREA IN SQUARE MILES, AND POPULATION CLASSIFIED BY HIGHWAY DISTRICT

JUNE 1, 1983

District I District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 Statewide Total

1983 VEHICLE REGISTRATION
625,803 456,632 771,082 450,102 463,472 479,068 1,345.867 4.592.026

%
13.6 9.94 16.97 9.8 10.09 10.43 29.30

ROAD MILEAGE
12,838.29 18,116.55 18.827.07 20.500.49 15.161.69 10,620.24 8,743.35 104,807.68

12.25 17.29 17.96 19.56 14.47 10.13 8.34

AREA SQ. MILES
5.667 11,304 10,550 12,672 11,031 5,444 1,616 58,274

% 9.71 19.40 18.10 12.75 18.93 9.34 2.77

POPULATION-612,192 587,671 945,348 589,377 587,589 529,789
1,612,299 5,464,265

% 11.20 10.75 17.30 10.79 10.75 9.70 29.51

- This does not include 2,457 registrations sold at state window. -- 1980 Census - Final Report

33

STATISTICS

STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM Mn..EAGE 1920-1983

YEAR

MILEAGE

1920 ................. 4,800.0

1921

5,500.0

1922 ................. 5,500.0

1923

5,854.7

1924

. .. . . . .. 6,248.8

1925

6,648.8

1926 ................ 7,048.8

1927 .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ... 7,061.4

1928 .. . . . . . . . 7,075.6

1929 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7,090.6

1930 .. . . . . .. . .. 7,124.4

1931

7,138.5

1932

8,196.8

1933

8,498.3

1934 ... . . . . . . . . 8,876.2

1935

9,206.4

1936

9,272.8

1937

10,118.6

1938

10,952.8

1939

11,215.4

1940

11,907.7

1941

13,212.5

YEAR

MILEAGE

1942 .............. 13,223.7

1943

13,968.6

1944

13,995.3

1945

14,003.2

1946

13,808.2

1947

14,285.4

1948 ............. 14,385.5

1949 ., ............ 14,876.8

1950

15,201.9

1951

15,175.6

1952

15,228.9

1953

15,097.8

1954 ............ 15,121.3

1955

15,11 1.5

1956 ............. 15,130.4

1957 ........ 15,184.0

1958

15,207.0

1959 .............. 15,697.7

1960 ........... 15,959.2

1961 ............... 16,310.7

1962

16,478.3

1963 ............ 16,640.0

YEAR

MILEAGE

1964 ..... 16,785.4

1965 ........ 16,982.0

1966 ...... " . 17,117.1

1967 ...... 17,281.6

1968 ... " . 17,437.9

1969 ..... 17,586.5

1970 .. " 17,649.4

1971 ...... 17,706.0

1972 , . " 17,888.0

1973 ..... 18,092.0

1974

18,214.2

1975

18,281.3

1976 ......... 18,213.5

1977

18,343.5

1978 ........ 18,402.6

1979

18,411.3

1980 ............. 18,396.6

1981 ...... 18,389.8

1982

18,293.7

1983 ............ 18,106.9

VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED 1920-1983

CALENDAR YEAR

MILLION MILES

1920 ..... .. .. .. .. . 728

1921 ........... 659

1922 ............... 1,072

1923

1,396

1924 .............. 1,625-

1925

1,936

1926

2,247

1927 ............... 2,666

1928 .............. 2,858

1929 .............. 3,042

1930 ............... 3,090

1931 ............... 3,071

1932 .................. 2,764

1933 ............ 2,932

1934 ............ 3,327

1935

3,692

1936 ........... 4,166

1937

4,531

1938 .............. 4,629

1939

4,928

1940 ................ 5,427

1941 .............. 5,898

*Estimates

CALENDAR YEAR

MILLION MILES

1942 ............. 4,248

1943 .......... 3,704

1944 ............. 4,122

1945

4,817

1946 ............. 6,487

1947 ........... 7,446

1948 .............. 7,586

1949 ......... 8,243

1950 ......... 9,259

1951

10,680

1952 ............. 11,801

1953 ............ 12,462

1954

12,935

1955

14,092

1956 ................. 14,826

1957 .............. 15,093

1958 ............ 15,589

1959 .............. 16,204

1960 ............. 16,396

1961 ........... 16,856

1962

17,886

1963 ................ 18,809

CALENDAR YEAR

MILLION MILES

* 1964 ........ 19,387 * 1965 ....... 20,104

1966 ..... , 23,008

1967 ........... 24,221

1968 .............. 26,051

1969 ............. 28,310

1970 ........ 29,530

1971

31,449

1972 ........... 33,324

1973

35,360

1974 .......... 35,097

1975 ........... 39,272

1976

41,161

1977 .. . . . . . . 42,646

1978 ......... 44,307

1979 " .......... 43,680

1980 ............ 43,157

1981

44,843

1982 ....... " .. 48,716
* 1983 ............. 50,000

34

STATISTICS

RESURFACED STATE SYSTEM MILES IN GEORGIA 1973-1983

FISCAL YEAR 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

MILES SEALED AND RESURFACED BY STATE FORCES
129 326 586 677 538 567 523 549 549 667

MILES LET TO CONTRACT
996 1077 945 1788 2116 1535 1221 1240 333 1756 953

TOTAL MILES SEALED AND RESURFACED
996 1206 1271 2374 2793 2073 1788 1763 882 2305 1620

TOTAL SYSTEM MILEAGE 18,092.0
18,214.2 18,181.3 18,213.5 18,343.5 18,402.6 18,411.3 18.396.6 18.389.8 18.293.7 18,106.9

% MILES RESURFACED
5.5% 6.6% 6.9% 13.0% 15.2% 11.3% 9.7% 9.6% 4.8% 12.6% 8.9%

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
As of June 30th of Each Fiscal Year 1938-1983

1938 ,

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959 .. ,

,

1960

Source: Department of Audits

2,124 2,496 2,544 2,042 1,319
883 860 1,020 2,621 2.669 1,859 2,192 2.376 2.445 2,679 2,947 3.040 3,255 3,617 4.260 4,458 4,075 4,591

1961 .......................... 5,381

1962

5,629

1963

5,709

1964

5,724

1965

6,181

1966

6,224

1967

5.946

1968

6,207

1969

7,815

1970

8,340

1971

8,556

1972

9,110

1973

8.991

1974

8.205

1975

7,635

1976

7,166

1977

6.929

1978

7.134

1979

7,172

1980

6,509

1981

6,483

1982

6,148

1983

6,130

35

HISTORICAL SUMMARY MILEAGE ON STATE SYSTEM BY SURFACE TYPE

1953-54 State County Total
1963-64 State County Total
1973 State County Total
1983 State County Total

UNIMPROVED
77.3 5220.2 5.297.5
-
1934.7 1934.7
944.6 944.6
12.3 100.7 113.0

GRADED
1435.3 46493.7 47929.0
317.3 32057.4 32374.7
109.1 27793.9 27903.0
2.8 26050.7 26053.5

SO,IL SURFACE
1,112.1 8964.1 10076.2
100.6 9281.1 938\.7
11.1 8424.4 8435.5
0.6 2848.1 2848.7

GRAVEL
49 \.6 6928.2 7419.8
149.4 10450.5 10 599.9
74.0 9683.8 9757.8
19.6 10 183.6 10.203.2

LOWTVPE HIGH TYPE PORTLAND BITUMINOUS BITUMINOUS CEMENT

5488.6 3,722.1 9210.7

4641.3 752.4
5393.7

1862.3 244.9
2.107.2

3868.3 14978.9 18847.2

11573.6 1723.9 13297.5

773.8 133.7 907.5

2267.3 19975.8 22243.1

14602.6 4665.8 19268.4

1027.2 129.2
I 156.4

2025.2 20947.6 22972.8

15222.2 15142.3 30364.5

817.6 74.2 89 \.8

BRICK
12.8 7.0 19.8
2.4 \.0 3.4
0.7 1.9 2.6
6.6 2.0 8.6

TOTAL

"

I~-.z:-?
72 332.6 87453.9

16785.4 70 56\.2 87346.6
!
18092.0 71619.4 89711.4

18106.9 75349.2 93456.1

J

STATEWIDE SUMMARY STATE HIGHWAYS, COUNTY ROADS, CITY STREETS AND OnIER PUBUC ROADS
CLASSIFIED BY SURFACE TYPE JUNE 30, 1983

STATE AND LOCAL
SYSTEMS
State Routes County Roads
City Streets
Other Public

TOTAL ROAD MILEAGE
18,106.99 75,349.23
11,351.46
0.00

UNIMPROVED SURFACE
12.33 100.70
9.53 0.00

GRADED AND
DRAINED
2.83
26,050.75
1,073.51 0.00

Total Roads 104,807.68

122.56

27,127.09

STATEWIDE SUMMARY OF DPP-441

SOIL SURFACE
0.64 2,848.11
137.83 0.00
2,986.58

STONE AND GRAVEL
19.57 10,183.60
237.09 0.00
10,440.26

UNPAVED MILEAGE
35.37 39,183.16
1,457.96 0.00
40,676.49

LOW TYPE BITUM.
2,025.22 20,947.60 2,109.00
0.00
25,081.82

HIGH TYPE BITUM.
15,222.20 15,142.29 7,440.01
0.00
37,804.50

P.C. CONCRETE
817.65 74.21 326.43 0.00
1,218.29

BRICK OR
BLOCK
6.55 1.97 18.06 0.00
26.58

PAVED MILEAGE
18,071.62 36,166.07 " 9,893.50 !
0.00 ' 64,131.19
i

STATEWIDE SUMMARY PUBUC ROAD MILEAGE CLASSIFIED BY FEDERAL SYSTEM AND SURFACE TYPE
JUNE 30, 1983

FEDERAL SYSTEMS
INT Urban INT Rural FAP Urban FAP Rural FAU Urban FAS Rural NFA Urban NFA Rural
Total Urban Total Rural State Total

TOTAL

GRADED

ROAD UNIMPROVED AND

MILEAGE SURFACE DRAINED

232.52

-

-

938.70

-

-

1,245.75

-

.72

8.991.38

-

2,902.97

-

.35 21.61

14,127.02 11,355.36 65,013.98

-
4.06 118.50

271.90 790.51 26,042.00

15,736.60

4.06

812.84

89,071.08 104,807.68

118.50 122.56

26,314.25 27,127.09

STATEWIDE SUMMARY OF DPP-439

SOIL SURFACE
-
.05 2.08
33.59 133.26 2,817.60
135.34 2.851.24 2.986.58

STONE AND GRAVEL
-
-
-
3.26 11.41 126.85 315.91 9.982.83
327.32 10.112.94 10.440.26

UNPAVED MILEAGE
-
.72 3.66
35.10 432.34 1,243.74
38.960.93
1,279.56 39.396.93 40.676.49

LOW TYPE BITUM.
-
-
6.96 388.27 264.22 5.683.51 1,770.95 16.967.91
2.042.13 23.039.69 25.081.82

HIGH TYPE BITUM.
111.22 392.18 1.168.51 8.519.11 2.523.06 7.991.51 8.062.66 9.036.25
11.865.45 25.939.05 37.804.50

P.C. CONCRETE
121.30 546.52 69.56 74.39 76.67
19.66 262.79 47.40
530.32 687.97 1.218.29

BRICK OR
BLOCK
-
-
-
5.95 3.92
-
15.22 1.49
19.14 7.44 26.58

.:. ; I l

.""

!I

PAVED MILEAGE
232.52 938.70 1,245.03 8.987.72 2.867.87 13.694.68 10.111.62 26.053.05
14,457.04 49.674.15 64.131.19

STATISTICS

PUBUc ROAD MIlEAGE IN GEORGIA BY COUNTIES
AS OF JUNE 30, 1983

COUNTY Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur DeKaib Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early

STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM MILEAGE
119.81 83.37 58.68 78.08 87.35 111.29 102.12 168.60 81.30 118.56 142.58 68.75 97.00 112.52 105.51 180.92 199.55 60.53 96.41 127.33 82.02 180.07 70.45 116.82 172.05 32.32 77.61 140.96 59.32 52.84 103.14 151.47 199.14 181.83 137.48 119.07 69.16 145.89 69.17 94.39 90.28 87.26 223.80 190.15 148.00 132.07 113.57 85.91 168.36

COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM MILEAGE
903.82 407.49 500.39 301.24 347.59 305.57 297.95 732.93 339.19 662.57 389.20 318.73 441.18 605.63 245.53 1,113.26 859.13 317.71 245.48 287.44 372.35 972.25 354.90 252.35 311.37
62.02 405.15 708.83 291.91 190.25 550.16 439.52 1,457.98 823.29 853.10 463.25 397.14 690.94 335.43 518.13 203.90 239.24 640,68 1,636.10 710.90 626.56 282.99 488.94 519.28

TOTAL MILEAGE
1,023.63 490.86 559.07 379.32 434.94 416.86 400.07 901.53 420.49 781.13 531.78 387.48 538.18 718.15 351.04
1,294.18 1058.68
378.24 341.89 414.77 454.37 1,152.32 425.35 369.17 483.42 94.34 482.76 849.79 351.23 243.09 653.30 590.99 1,657.12 1,005.12 990.58 582.32 466.30 836.83 404.60 612.52 294.18 326.50 864.48 1.826.25 858.90 758.63 396.56 574.85 687.64

38

PUBUC ROAD MILEAGE IN GEORGIA BYCOUN11ES
AS OF JUNE 30, 1983

STATISTICS

COUNTY Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie Mcintosh Macon Madison Marion

STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM MILEAGE
93.12 100.97 93.28 219.20 70.11 95.66 83.06 149.60 107.59 170.04 359.93
79.92 40.45 125.88 142.30 139.03 98.72 209.38 111.94 235.27 75.01 86.26 180.92 100.07 71.19 130.79 141.53 86.60 189.59 115.80 75.77 185.90 79.96 85.26 85.84 54.79 90.45 263.55 90.09 88.42 79.40 52.79 177.44 79.72 92.85 92.51 128.42 108.39 130.17

COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM MILEAGE
200.63 495.48 549.67 894.35 255.83 428.84 349.29 755.50 504.47 438.81 1,072.43 399.12 188.38 387.89 522.28 576.67 427.02 1,217.14 426.32 905.53 467.04 492.37 430.22 529.53 362.12 685.45 401.45 471.21 535.90 439.43 508.58 562.88 412.93 421.17 420.81 321.48 217.55 1.115.20 346.29 200.49 264.51 230.80 806.16 326.28 356.80 181.59 456.51 562.70 312.06

TOTAL MILEAGE
293.75 596.45 642.95 1.113.55 325.94 524.50 432.35 905.10 612.06 608.85 1,432.36 479.04 228.83 513.77 664.58 715.70 525.74 1,426.52 538.26 1.140.80 542.05 578.63 611.14 629.60 433.31 816.24 542.98 557.81 725.49 555.23 584.35 748.78 492.89 506.43 506.65 376.27 308.00 1,378.75 436.38 288.91
406.00 449.65 274.10 584.93 671.09 442.23

39

STATISTICS

PUBUC ROAD MILEAGE IN GEOR IA BY COUNTIES
AS OF JUNE 30, 1983

COUNTY Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton

STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM MILEAGE
176.48 65.97 208.21 154.49 84.73 88.26 110.56 102.46 127.38 57.26 77.64 114.19 64.76 79.88 75.05 66.56 74.62 104.82 81.88 39.19 63.55 83.78 120.60 56.88 58.12 126.00 89.30 66.14 64.88 103.53 175.38 133.25 62.82 160.91 150.75 150.43 90.17 190.69 91.43 149.90 55.43 117.54 181.11 100.36 107.63 90.57 73.82 171.89 102.81

COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM MILEAGE
611.33 397.43 623.89 427.69 326.00 449.98 395.91 120.98 507.86 287.79 492.21 497.91 223.32 345.70 542.77 343.01 537.40 260.70 393.80 130.84 374.44 386.89 658.21 354.66 173.29 632.27 340.70 485.03 374.66 302.61 522.33 320.54 166.76 687.58 401.32 397.35 382.95 594.45 506.35 494.83 163.74 281.89 521.28 407.56 317.81 338.70 455.69 615.90 610.65

TOTAL _ MILEAGE
787.81 463.40 832.10 582.18 410.73 538.24 506.47 223.44 635.24 345.05 569.85 612.10 288.08 425.58 617.82 409.57 612.02 365.52 475.68 170.03 437.99 470.67 778.81 411.54 231.41 758.27 430.00 551.17 439.54 406.14 697.71 453.79 229.58 848.49 552.07 547.78 473.12 785.14 597.78 644.73 219.17 399.43 702.39 507.92 425.44 429.27 529.51 787.79 713.46

40

PUBUc ROAD MILEAGE IN GEORGIA BY COUNTIES
AS OF JUNE 30, 1983

STATISTICS ~

COrNTY Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth
Total

STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM MILEAGE
136.90 94.39 153.75 109.72 50.77 84.97 102.67 98.80 112.17 100.72 123.35 154.93
18.106.99

Not inclusive of city streets

COl'NTY ROAD SYSTEM MII.EAGE
680.82 330.84 749.71. 691.99 207.44 313.09 269.43 637.64 485.78 420.41 349.07 769.95
75,349.27

TOTAl. MII.EAGE
817.72 425.23 903.47 801.71 258.21 398.06 372.10 736.44 597.95 521.13 472.42 924.88
93,456.26

41

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APPORTIONMENT OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDS TO GEORGIA 1917 -1983

~oen

Federal Fiscal Year
1917
1918

Federal-

Federal-

Aid

Aid

Primary

Secondary

s 134.329.48 s

268.658.96

Urban
HIP-ys
s

Inten1llte
System
s

ForestHIP-ys
UId Public Luds
s 5.350.67
5,281.69

Def_ A_ Roads
$

Briel. ReplIir Uld
Rehabilitation
s

1nten1Ilte 3RUld4R
s

(I)

(2)

GIlIdeC " - - '

Other

ADds.tety
s

FIIIIds $

Total For Year AU Funds $ 139,680.15
273,940.65

1919

1.749,954.20

1920

2,557.485.02

1921

2,697,150.96

1922

1.997.957.58

1923

1.331.971.72

1924

1,729,366.09

1925

1,983.022.99

1926

2,000,867.00

1927

1,981.189.00

1928

1.979,209.00

t

1929 1930

1,980,015.00 1,980,443.00

1931

3,318,280.00

1932

3,316,029.00

1933

2,753,344.80

1934

1935

1936

3.168.221.00

1937

3,168.222.00

1938

3,233,279.00

646,656.00

1939

3,154,850.00

630,970.00

1940

2.507,151.00

376,073.00

1941

2.509.551.00

319,976.00

1942

2.51.9.366.00

440.889.00

1943

2.517,196.00

440.509.00

1944

1945

1946

5.648,564.00

4,310.453.00

1,622,008.00

1947

5.644,683.00

4,307,866.00

1.622.008.00

1948

5.571,736.00

4,252,241.00

1,601,213.00

1949

1950

5.026.124.00

3,834.698.00

1.441,091.00

1951

5,017,556.00

3,828,985.00

1,441,091.00

48.893.09 49,140.60 49.446.17 18,596.08 26.780.51 21,512.44 21.849.55 33,105.81 32,202.67 34.790.94 27,283.94 32.519.55 120,015.87 65,597.34 97.696.88 139,526.03 34.106.76 35.299.86 31,408.18 73.538.83 75,583.05 45.410.80 99.503.16 80,002.41 63,364.55 8.075.43 41,594.31 212.212.91 201,078.00

12.243.28 2.057.176.18 2,274,831.15
813,696.89 617,236.12

80,142.00 81.170.00

2,513,110.41 3,123,298.00 10,124,505.98 5,113,491.00 9,884,916.00

1,223.099.00 1,212.634.00
477,283.00 661,517.00 488,535.00 495.487.00

646,200.00
966.743.53 8.774.68
256,720.00 10.000.00

218,763.35

1,798.847.29 2.606.625.62 2.746,597.13 2,016.553.66 1,358,752.23 1,750.878.53 2.004,872.54 2.033,972.81 2,013,391.67 2,013.999.94 2,007,298.94 2,012,962.55 5,951.406.28 6.504,924.34 12,975.547.66 5,253.017.03 9.919.022.76 3.203,520.86 3,199,630.18 5.176.572.83 5.720.237.05 3.405,917.80 3.590,547.16 3,541.035.69 6,540,476.26 2.291,681.26 1,112,011.20 12,420,474.03 11,775.635.00 11,425,190.00
218,763.35 10,382,055.00 10.368,802.00

1952

5.535.806.00 4.224.971.00

1953

5,491.196.00 4,190.994.00

1954

6,059,367.00 4,627.705.00

1955

6.093,832.00 4.654,049.00

1956

7.815.446.00 5.968.900.00

1957

9,176.781.00 7,0I5.695.00

1958

9.339.362.00

7,160,423.00

1959

13.748,611.00 10.562.497.00

1960

9.758.649.00 7,490,264.00

1961

9,725.206.00 7.489.916.00

1962

10.252.610.00

7.736.259.00

1963

10.095.166.00

7.635,512.00

1964

10.709.068.00 8.065.525.00

1965

11,124,571.00

8.361.975.00

1966

10.741.549.00 8,135.890.00

1967

10,588,222.00 8.031,625.00

1968

10.459.332.00

7.949,668.00

1969

10.429.275.00

7.928,422.00

1970

13.149,491.00 9,999.307.00

1971

13.098,233.00

9,958,745.00

1972

13,207,533.00 9.958,931.00

1973

13.251.354.00 10,150.016.00

1974

20.437.592.00 10.426,050.00

1975

23,470.596.00 10.803,625.00

1976

31.100.518.00 13,420.642.00

Transition Quarter (3)

1977

30.765.570.00 10,826.996.00

1978

31.089.000.00 10,977,000.00

1979

32,355,000.00 12,823.000.00

1980

35.868.000.00 14.157.000.00

1981

38.331.000.00 15.542.000.00

1982

32.674,000.00 10.480,000.00

1983

43,384.()()().00 17.018.000.00

TOTALS $622,771,708.80 S317.16O.918.00

1,778,042.00 1,764,294.00 1.955,727.00 1,965.808.00 2,521,183.00 2.985,688.00 3.115.011.00 4,656.484.00 3,281,756.00 3.355,966.00 3.751.858.00 3,741.469.00 3,843,060.00 3.924,223.00 4.061.297.00 4.051.0I5.00 4,067,466.00 4.061.297.00 4,456.117.00 4,433,497.00 5,826,356.00 6,272.718.00 17.646.730.00 18.160.555.00 18.142.656.00

618,094.00 621.611.00 4,043,968.00 27,349,116.00 39,616,416.00 50,625,811.00 60.023,375.00 42,909,660.00 52.256.531.00 44,105.700.00 47,781.175.00 49,367,677.00 51.456.650.00 42.670,200.00 48,555.944.00 54.186,100.00 78,051,400.00 77.655,200.00 73,225,600.00 73,225.600.00 62.433,623.00 72.781.464.00 80,357.995.00

13.160.505.00 84.503,951.00 13.161.000.00 86.976.000.00 13.194.000.00 79.005.000.00 13.194.000.00 80.526.000.00 13.194.000.00 135.593.000.00 14.849.000.00 135.593.000.00 14.842.000.00 134.999.000.00 S237.142.189.00 SI.871.114,861.00

69,946.00 69.952.00 76,666.00 78,999.00 78.999.00 76,232.00 105.692.00 148,235.00 116,261.00 116,261.00 616,261.00 916,261.00 116,261.00 516,261.00 116,261.00 116,265.00 516,265.00 116,265.00 366,265.00 516,265.00 116,265.00 116,265.00 116,265.00 116,265.00 116,265.00 29,066.00 116,265.00 116.000.00 113,000.00 113.000.00 113,000.00 113.000.00 24.000.00 $8.160,609.08

2.243.000.00 1,227,500.00
449,000.00
1,457,686.83
391,285.33 172,852.21 2,576,786.00 137,029.42

9.988.00 29,891.00
58.138.00

301.246.00 3.143.849.00

467.179.00

856.710.00

41.985.00 79.112.00 1.953.229.00 240.154.00 2.038,212.00 13.287.349.00 S36.081.655.41

1.004.807.00 6.591.000.00 16.516.000.00 23.091.000.00 24,411.000.00 17.936.000.00 26.869,000.00 SI17.275.517.00

4,252.000.00 4.149.000.00 4.946,000.00 4,989,000.00 7.668.000.00 28.606,000.00 S54.610,OOO.00

1.592.773.00 1,594.662.00 5.081,459.00 3,224.361.00 3.957,453.00 4.670,652.00 2.720,779.00 13.199,359.00 13.494.166.00
422,478.00 8.864,231.00 9,000,000.00 12,209,000.00 12.753,000.00 13.855.000.00 12.355.000.00
SI23.552.928.00

13,851,765.00

12.743.936.00

13,786.559.00

13,414.299.00

20,428,496.00

48.061,198.83

59.336.904.00

80.132.923.33

80.843.157.21

66,173.795.00

74.750.548.42

66,494.108.00

70.515.089.00

73.294.707.00

74,511.647.00

65.467.315.00

1.136.005.00

74.307.344.00

78.316.021.00

2.514.846.00

113.678.023.00

2,038.372.00

110.924.673.00

1.936.935.00 108.229.073.00

107.987.851.00

348.812.00 117.273.700.00

392.182.00 138.925.046.00

3.362,390.00 161.318.521.00

41.936,638.00

42.388.182.00

3,208,995.00 152,451.320.00

3.249.000.00 165,452.985.00

3.727.000.00 174.170.112.00

3.747.000.00 190.348.229.00

3.802.000.00 250.070.154.00

1.865.000.00 235.571.212.00

2.558.000.00 281.587.349.00

SI08.690.697.95 S3.496.56I,084.24

(I) Federal-aidgrade crossing program covers the years 1938-1943. The Safety program funds began in 1968.

(2) MOther funds" includes funds from the following categories: flood relief. flight strips, strategic network. emergency.and emergency advance. national recovery. U.S. works program. Public Works Administration. advance

engineering, PMS. Pl. and OP. (3) "Transition Quarter" denotes the period of time which resulted when the federal fiscalyear was changed in 1976-77.
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STATISTICS
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA 1983
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Elderly & Handicapped Par k & Ride
*_ Non-Urbanized Urban Transit

RURAL PUBLIC TRANSIT PARTICIPATING COUTIES
150
100
50
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1980 19 81 19 82 19 83
RURAL PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES IN SERVICE
300

200

.. 1 _ -1 .-'

100
o , -'--~-_. _,.----~--~--~~-
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

OPERATING PARK AND RIDE FACIUTIES FISCAL YEAR 1983

l ocation
, I. Sa m Howell Hospita l Cartersville
2. Brantley Co . Se nior Citizens :\ ahunta 3. S R 322 & S R 23 Ho rtense 4. S R 76 & S R 33
, 5. 1-16 & S R 30 , 6. Waynesb oro Cil)" Ua ll
7. 1-20 & S R 11.1#4 X. SR 1M & :-;. La ke D rive Ca rro lho n , 9. Charlto n Co unty Cou rthouse Folkston ' 10. 195 & S R 204 'I I. 1-95 & S R 21 -12. lIa ll Ground 13. SR 5 @ Etowa h River Canton 14. Dora ville 15. Memorial Drive 16. Perimeter ~1 a ll 17. Stone: Mountain ' IX. Coun ty Court hou se Eastman 19. City 1.01 Una dilla 20. S R 91 & S R 133 Alba ny 21. U.S . 19 & U.S . X2 Slappey BI\ d. Albany 22. Effingham Co. Co urth ouse Springfield -23. Courthouse St. Claxton 24. Abe rna thy Road & Ga . -I(JO 25. South Fult on 26. Fairmount Public Square 27. US 4 1& Gordon Co. Court house Ca lhoun -Opcncd d uring F.i.scal 'rcar 19tO

County Barto w Bra ni le)" Brantley Bro o ks Bryan Burk e Carroll Ca rro ll Cha rhon C ha tham Chatham Chero kee Cherokee I>C Ka lb De Ka lb I>CK a lb Dc kalb Dod ge D o o ly Do ugherty Do ughe rty Effingham
E\an~
! ' u h on Fulton Gor don Gordon

C. pad l) 16 XX 14 20 40 10 15 15 2X 20 3X 40
17.1 217 362 116 150
29 14 21 30 W 30 .152 4 20 10 17

l ocat ion

C u u nl)'

2x. S R 365 & S R 20

Gwinncu

29. S R 365 & SpOUIS S pring

Ua ll

30. S R 365 & S R 53

lI a ll

31. Bremen Uospital

Ha ralso n

' 32. C o u n ty Co u rt ho us e Buch anan

Baraboo"

33. Wrens

Jeffe rso n

' 34. U.S . XO & Rice Avenue D ublin

I.aurens

'35. Lcdo Road & S R 50

Lee

36. Mid wa)"

l.ibcn y

37. 1-75 & S R 31 . 3 Va ldo, la

l .ow nd es

3X. 1-75 & S R 3X. 4 Va ldosta

Lo wnd es

.19. S R 7 & S R 376 T win l.a ke...

Lo wndes

' 40. S R 400 & S R W

Lump kin

4 1. Pelham City l.ot

Mitchell

U. Markel Street & 4th rvvenue Cha tswor th

Murray

43. S R 6 1 South of Dalla,

Pa ulding

'44. P hilpot & Al pha Wa y Cedarrow n

I' olk

45. Broa d Street & Gordon Uighwa)"

Richmo nd

' 46. Hephziba h CilY Ua ll

Richmo nd

'47. 1-520 & Wheeler Roa d

Ric hmo nd

-Ut 1-20 & W cs: Avenu e Conyers

Rockda le

'49. S R 2.1@G lenl1\ille

Ta llnall

50. Tc1fair County Fairground ~1 c R ac

Telfa ir

51. 1-75 & S R 50 .I X

T ift

52. 1-75 & S R 112 . 2X

Turner

' 53. S R 15 & S R 102 Wa rt hen

Wa s hingt o n

' 54. S R 57 & S R 6X Bell, Ferry

Wa shington

lu ta] Sta tewide Pa rk an d Ride Ca pa city =.1.646 Spa ces

C.padl)' 335 IX 126 57 24 24 32 31 19 15 20 30 5 20 29 167 31 44 10 19 44 30 100 24 15 II 21

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ORGANIZAnON
After a dramatic 42 percent reduction in personnel over the last decade, the Georgia DOT has stabilized into a lean workforce of about 6,000 employees. Personnel and pa yroll ha s been more at DOT than an y other state agency. Today, more work is being done with fewer people.
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ORGANIZATION
CHART~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
People

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Governor

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Office of Engineering
Services
Project and plan review
Develop construction cost estimates

I State Highway Engineer
Supervises DOT engineering functions

State Transportation Board
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Commissioner

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I General Assembly

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Deputy lil
Commissioner I)
Principal staff assistant to commissioner
Aids in general management

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Executive Assistant

u

Staff assistant to commissioner
General administrative and policy support

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Secretary
I Treasurer
Secretary to the Board Receives, records and
disburses funds

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Office of
Personnel fJ
Directs all personnel matters

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I fl Community & Employee Relations 13
Works with communities affected by projects
Assistswith employeerelated issues

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Planning & Programming
Division

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Preconstruction Division

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Construction Division

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Operations Division

Develops state transportation plans for highway;aviation; rail public transportation
Identifies funding needs and sources
Collects transportation statistics

Prepares environmental analyses
Designs projects Acquires rights-of-
way and bids relocation

Prepares and administersconstruction contracts
Coordinates material testing and research
Prequalifies bidders Estimates construc-
tion bids Monitorsconstruction
activities

Maintains state highway system
Enforces truck weight and size
Promotes safety standards
Coordinates DOT equipment usage
Manages sevendistrict offices

Administation Division
(Secretary ; Treasurer)
Prepares budget General accounting Performs DOT fiscal
audits Manages equipment
control, inventory, purchasing and warehousing Coordinates airtransportation

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ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION HISTORY
The year 1983was not only a historical year for the state of Georgia but also for the Georgia Department of Transportation. Originally created and named the State Highway Department by the General Assembly on August 16, 1916, today - some 67 years later - the agency encompasses much more than just highways. The original Highway Commission was composed of three members of the Prison Commission, together with the state geologist, the dean of the college of civil engineering at the University of Georgia and the professor of highway engineering at the Georgia School of Technology. The Commission was first reorganized on August 18, 1919, when the General Assembly structured the agency. Under this new arrangement, the department was managed and controlled by a State Highway Board, which consisted of three appointees of the governor.
NEW HIGHWAY BOARD CREATED IN 1937
The General Assembly abolished the state highway board on March 3, 1937. The terms and tenure of members terminated. Then, on the same day, the Assembly created a new State Highway Board consisting of three members to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. Members were selected from different sections of the state and the first three appointments were for terms of two, four and six years. From the outset, the board chairman was a full-time official, and legislation on February 16, 1938, by the General Assembly provided that the other two board members also be employed as full-time state officials.
STILL ANOTHER HIGHWAY BOARD CREATED
On January 30, 1941, the General Assembly repealed the Act of March 3, 1937, and terminated the terms of office of the board members. The new legislation provided for the operation of the State Highway Department by a State Highway Board composed of a chairman and two members, to be appointed by the Governor. The board members served during the term of the governor by whom they were appointed.

The officers of the new board were for the department. According to the

considered full-time officials.

provisions of the act, a transportation

ANOTHER REORGANIZATION IN 1943
Just two years later, the State High-
way Board was abolished again by the

board was formed consisting of 10 members - one from each Congressional district. The first director of the State Highway Department was appointed by the governor and served as

General Assembly by the Act of March his pleasure. After 1967,the director of

17, 1943. Through this legislation, the the department was elected by a major-

State Highway Department was man- ity of the state highway board and

aged and controlled by a State High- served four years. In 1964, a constitu-

way Director and a State Highway tional amendment was passed giving

Commission was created to serve as the transportation board constitutional

the advisory body with the State status. Highway Director. The Act also created

the office of treasurer for the state STATEWIDEREORGANIZATION

highway department. All the new

A push for statewide reorganization

officers were to be appointed by the in 1971 resulted in the Executive Reor-

governor and confirmed by the Senate. ganization Act of 1972. Under this leg-

The director and treasurer were full- islation, the State Highway Depart-

time officials and served at the pleasure ment was abolished and all powers

of the governor. Officers of the State transferred to a new agency called the

Highway Commission were part-time Georgia Department of Transporta-

officers, appointed to four-year terms tion. The State Highway Board had its

concurrent with the governor. One constitutional name changed to the

commissioner was appointed from each State Transportation Board by a 1973

ten congressional districts and two amendment. The board is still selected

from the state at large. One member of the same way today. The ten members

the State Highway Commission was . are elected by majority vote of state

designated by the governor as chair- legislators from each of ten congres-

man, one member designated as vice sional districts. Each member serves a

chairman, and a third as secretary.

five-year term, with terms of the

members staggered so that two new

FURTHER REORGANIZATION members are selected each year. The

IN 1950

State Transportation Board designates

In February 1950, the General roads on the state highway system,

Assembly continued its long, and often elects the commissioner, while also

political, senes of reorganizing the confirming or rejecting other appoint-

State Highway Department by abol- ments, and approves all long-range

ishing the position of state highway transportation programs.

director, as well as the ten-man com-

mission, and establishing a three-man STATUS OF PRESENT

highway board instead. All members ORGANIZATION

were elected by the General Asembly; State law, under Title 95A (the

one from the Southern Highway Dis- Georgia Code of Public Transporta-

trict, composed of the first, second and tion), stipulates that the DOT shall

eighth congressional districts; one from consist of the State Transportation

the Central Highway district and one Board, the commissioner, the deputy

from the Northern Highway District. commissioner, a state highway engi-

neer, a treasurer, and "such subordi-

1963 REORGANIZATION

nate employees as may be deemed

An act passed by the General necessary by the commissioner."

Assembly on January 25, 1963, once

again reorganized the State Highway WHAT THE DOT IS

Department and redefined its func- RESPONSIBLE FOR

tions. The State Highway Board was The DOT plans, constructs, main-

abolished although the agency kept the tains and improves the state's roads

name of State Highway Department. and bridges; provides air travel to state

The act created the office of the direc- departments; provides airport and

tor as a full-time public official who safety planning and performs inter-

served as the chief administrative officer modal transportation planning.

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DI STRI CT 6 - CA RTE RS VILLE Felto n Rutledge. D istrict Engineer P.O. Box 10 U.S. 4 1 So uth Ca rtersville, Geo rgia 30120 Pho ne (404)382-3120

* GENERA L OF FIC E H EADQ UAR TER S Th om as D. Moreland . Co mmissione r Geo rgia Depa, . mcm of T ransporta tion 2 Ca pito l Sq uare Atlant a. Geor gia 30334 Phone (404)656-5267
DI STRICT 7 - ATL A NT A J ohn W. Wade. Jr ., Distr ict Engineer 5025 New Peachtree Road. N.E. Cha mblee. Geor gia 30341-3193 Phone (404)393-7033
DI STR IC T I - GA INESVI LLE F. L Ca nup. D istr ict Engineer P.O . Box 1057 U.S. 129 South Gai nesville. Georgia 30503 Phone (404)532-5500
DI STRI CT 2 - T ENNILLE George J . Lyons. District Engineer P.O. Bo x 8 901 Fo urt h Street Te nnille. Geo rgia 3 1089 Pho ne (9 12)552-7311

DISTRICT 3 - THOMASTON Bo bby C. Mellon . D ist rict Engineer P.O . Box 711 715 And rews D rive Tho masto n. Geo rgia 30286 Pho ne (404)647-892 1

DI STRICT" - TI FTO N Cecil L Pea rce - Distr ict Engineer 710 West Seco nd Street Tifto n. Georgia 31793 Phon e (9 12)386-3280

DI STRICT 5 - J ES UP T.S. McKenli e. Jr .. Dist rict Engineer General Delivery Intersectio n U.S. 341 an d U.S. 301 J esup. Georgia 31545 Phone (9 12)427-908 1

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- WHERETO GO
WITH YOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HIGHWAY QUESTIONS

Question About: State Highway (Interstate, U.S. or State Route.) County Road Municipal or City Street Bridges (On State Highway System.) Contract Letting Information
Traffic and Safety (Driveway Permits, Signals on State System.)
Rest Areas, Roadside Conditions, Debris On State Highway, Dead Animals Truck Permits (Weights) To Report An Emergency Or Hazard on State Highway
Of W:~v llnn VlHU'UVJ Advertising State And County Maps

Who To See: DOT District Engineer County Commissioner Mayor DOT District Maintenance Engineer Contracts Administration District Traffic and Safety Engineer
I-'I.""\A Personnel Office District Maintenance Engineer
Permits and Enforcement Operations Personnel Right Of Way Engineer Map Sales Office

WhereTo Go: District Office County Courthouse City Hall District Office General Office
(656-5325) District Office
District Office
24-Hour Operations Center (294-6027)
General Office (656-5336)

Out Of State Information

State Transportation Agency

Individual States

State Government Information

Information Office

General (656-2000)

Titles! Vehicle Registration

Department of Revenue
Department of Public Safety or State Patrol

Atlanta Office (656-4100)
District Office

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