Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ) district reports [Dec. 2008]

Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ) District Reports December 2008

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2505 Athens Highway Gainesville, Georgia 30503
Phone: 770-535-5759

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Welcome! District One serves 21 counties in Northeast Georgia; from the urban areas of Gwinnett County and north through Forsyth County, through the mountains counties of Lumpkin and Union to the state line. The District works east from Gwinnett through Barrow, Clarke, Oconee and Elbert counties to the state line and covers the upper right hand corner of the state.
We are responsible for 2,300 centerline miles of state routes and 109 centerline miles of interstate and a total of 5,774 lane miles. We have 28 lane miles of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in Gwinnett County. We maintain 748 bridges and work with 12 local airports and three transit systems.
To get to Athens, you used some of our recently completed success stories! The reconstruction of Interstate 85 at State Route 316 and HOV lane extension project in Gwinnett County was completed more than 2 months ahead of its completion date December 31, 2008. This $155 million project has improved traffic flow, congestion and safety. Peak hour speeds have increased as each portion of the project opened to traffic.
The widening of US 129/State Route 11 from I-85 to Athens is now complete. Two separate projects were built -- one by Pittman Construction and one by Merritt Contracting. Both projects finished ahead of their completion dates. The new four lane divided route directs traffic straight into Athens. In fact, the four laning of US 129 does not stop at I-85; it then follows the Pendergrass Bypass towards Gainesville.
District One is on the move and improving mobility in our region. In fiscal year 2008, our District paid out over $305 million for construction projects. We completed two widening projects in Jackson County on US 441/SR 15. A third project was completed in Rabun County on the US 441/SR 15 Corridor. These three projects gave us over 23 new centerline miles and 92 new lane miles of US 441.
Major arterials saw improvements too. State Route 120 in Gwinnett had a two lane section that is now a four lane divided highway; completing the widening of SR 120 from I-85 to SR 316.
We are working throughout our District to keep you moving. Take the time to notice our recently completed work and enjoy your visit to District One. Sincerely,
Russell R. McMurry, P.E. District Engineer

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Georgia Department of Transportation

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District One ~ Northeast Georgia

Post Office Box 1057 ~ 2505 Athens Highway

Gainesville, Georgia 30503

770-532-5500 phone

District Staff
Russell McMurry, P.E. District Engineer 770-532-5526 rmcmurry@dot.ga.gov
Robert W. Mahoney, P.E. District Preconstruction Engineer 770-532-5520
Todd McDuffie District Maintenance Engineer 770-532-5538
Randall L. Davis District Construction Engineer 770-532-5528
Brent E. Cook, P.E. District Traffic Engineer 770-532-5563
Area Offices
Area 1 ~ Gainesville serving Dawson, Forsyth and Hall Hiral Patel ~ Area Engineer Post Office Box 1057 Gainesville, GA 30503 770-535-5759 phone 770-531-6455 fax
Area 2 ~ Clarkesville serving Banks, Habersham, Rabun and Stephens Rob Mabry ~ Area Engineer Post Office Box 248 Clarkesville, GA 30523 706-754-9559 phone 706-754-7804 fax
Area 3 ~ Carnesville serving Elbert, Franklin, Hart and Madison Todd Wood ~ Area Engineer Post Office Box 330 Carnesville, GA 30521 706-384-7269 phone 706-384-3911 fax

Teresa Waldrep District Administrative Officer 770-532-5524
Darrell Pyeatt District Utilities Engineer 770-718-5031
Teri N. Pope District Communications Officer 770-718-3924
Bill Cantrell District Planning & Programming Eng. 770-532-5530
Kelvin Mullins State Aid Coordinator 770-718-5030
Area 4 ~ Cleveland serving Lumpkin, Towns, Union and White Chuck Davis ~ Area Engineer Post Office Box 489 Cleveland, GA 30523 706-348-4848 phone 706-348-4851 fax
Area 5 ~ Lawrenceville serving Barrow and Gwinnett Harold Mull ~ Area Engineer 410 Hurricane Shoals Road Lawrenceville, GA 30045 770-339-2308 phone 770-339-5178 fax
Area 6 ~ Athens serving Clarke, Jackson, Oconee and Walton John Emmett ~ Area Engineer 450 Old Hull Road Athens, GA 30601 706-369-5627 phone 706-369-5657 fax

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801 Highway 15 South Tennille, Georgia 31089 Phone: 478-552-4601

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Welcome to District Two, located in East Central Georgia. Our District office is located in Washington County, the "Kaolin Capital of the World". It contains seven Area Offices, 28 counties, 18 percent of Georgia's 159 counties and 19 percent of the entire state. Additionally, it covers an area of 11,473 square miles, has 3,329 center line miles of state routes, 187 center line miles of interstates, 1862 bridges, 18 airports, and 20 rural transit programs. Augusta, Georgia's second largest city, is in District Two and four of our counties, Burke, Laurens, Emanuel and Washington are the second, fourth, seventh and ninth largest counties in the state, respectively. As our Georgia DOT mission statement says, District Two employees are committed to a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system for all users. Through dedicated teamwork and responsible leadership, we will support economic development, environmental sensitivity, and an improved quality of life for all.
Tony Collins District Engineer

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Georgia Department of Transportation

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District Two~ Post Office Box 8

801 Highway 15 South

Tennille, Georgia 31089

478-552-4601 phone

District Staff
Tony Collins District Engineer 478-552-4601 tcollins@dot.ga.gov
Timothy Dale Brantley District Maintenance Engineer 478-552-4627
Rusty Merritt District Construction Engineer 478-552-4668
Jimmy Smith District Traffic Engineer 478-552-4618
Area Offices
Area 1 ~ Sandersville serving Glascock, Richmond Hancock, Washington and Johnson Christopher Holmes~ Area Engineer 424 Industrial Drive Sandersville, GA 31082 478-240-3061 phone 478-240-3063 fax
Area 2 ~ Swainsboro serving Emanuel, Jenkins and Screven Angela Cooper~ Area Engineer 685 Kite Road Swainsboro, GA 30401 478-289-2614 phone 478-289-2616 fax
Area 3 ~ Louisville serving Burke, Jefferson, McDuffie and Warren Corbett Reynolds~ Area Engineer 2971 US HWY 1 North Louisville, GA 30434 478--625-3681 phone 478-625-3682 fax
Area 7 ~ Dublin serving Bleckley Dodge, Laurens and Treutlen Daniel P. Smith~ Area Engineer 2003 Highway 441 Boulevard South Dublin, GA 31021 478-275-6596 phone 478-274-7920 fax

Jackie Walker District Administrative Officer 478-552-4676
George Brewer District Preconstruction Engineer 478-552-4630
Cissy Mc Nure District Communications Officer 478-552-4656
Gus Cooper District Utilities Engineer 478-552-4700
Area 4 ~ Augusta serving Columbia, Lincoln, and Wilkes Michael Keene~ Area Engineer 4260 Frontage Road Augusta, GA 30909 706-855-3466 phone 706-855-3479 fax
Area 5 ~ Madison serving Greene, Morgan, Newton, Oglethorpe and Taliaferro Bryan K. Gibbs~ Area Engineer 1570 Bethany Road Madison, GA 30045 706-343-5836 phone 706-343-0051 fax
Area 6 ~ Milledgeville serving Baldwin, Jasper, Putnam and Wilkinson Kraig A. Collins~ Area Engineer 161 Blandy Rd. Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-445-5130 phone 478-445-1435 fax

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115 Transportation Blvd. Thomaston, Georgia 30286
Phone: 706-646-6900

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Welcome to District Three, located in West Central Georgia. Our District is composed of 31 counties, 92 cities, covers 10,091 square miles and has a population of 1,168,716. District Three has 278.66 interstate miles, 3,322.03 miles of state routes, 15,401.51 miles of county roads and city streets and 2433 bridges. Additionally, District Three has two historic covered bridges located within the District -- Auchumpkee Bridge (located in Upson County) and Red Oak Creek Bridge (located in Meriwether County). We are committed to our agency's responsibility of providing the administration and operation of a safe and efficient, modern system of transportation. We must ensure effective planning, design, construction, and maintenance of our transportation system. The new century brings with it concerns of new types of transportation and more attention to our environment than ever before. We challenge everyone to join us in our commitment of providing the nation's best transportation system.
Thomas Howell, P.E. District Engineer

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Georgia Department of Transportation

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District Three

115 Transportation Blvd.

Thomaston, Georgia 30286

706-646-6900 phone

District Staff
Thomas Howell, P.E. District Engineer 706-646-6900 thowell@dot.ga.gov
David Millen District Preconstruction Engineer 706-646-6987
Ken Robinson District Maintenance Engineer 706-646-6929
Lewis Walker District Administrative Officer 706-646-6946
Area Offices
Area 1 ~ Thomaston serving Crawford, Upson, Taylor Pike and Lamar W. Tim Reeves~ Area Engineer 115 Transportation Blvd. Thomaston, GA 30286 706-646-6100 phone 706-646-6716 fax
Area 2 ~ Americus serving Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and Webster Andy Lindsey~ Area Engineer 1557 E. Lamar Street (S.R. 27) Americus, GA 31709 229-931-2434 phone 229-931-2675 fax
Area 3 ~ Perry serving Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and Pulaski Brink Stokes~ Area Engineer 200 Julianne Drive Perry, GA 31069 478-988-7151 phone 478-988-7161 fax
Area 4 ~ Macon serving Bibb, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs Clinton Ford~ Area Engineer 4499 Riverside Drive Macon, GA 31210 478-757-2601 phone 478-757-2598 fax

Lamar Pruitt Assistant District Engineer and District Construction Engineer 706-646-6911
Kerry Gore District Utilities Engineer 706-646-6692
Kimberly Larson District Communications Officer 706-646-6938
Mike England District Traffic Engineer 706-646-6678
Area 5 ~ Griffin serving Butts, Fayette, Henry and Spalding Mark Sanford~ Area Engineer 1001 Highway 19 South Griffin, GA 30223 770-228-7205 phone 770-412-4068 fax
Area 6 ~ LaGrange serving Coweta, Heard, Meriwether and Troup Havard Seldon~ Area Engineer 1107 Hogansville Road LaGrange, GA 30241 706-845-4115 phone 706-845-4310 fax
Area 7 ~ Columbus serving Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee and Talbot Wayne Pittman~ Area Engineer 3600 Schatulga Road Columbus, GA 30241 706-568-2165 phone 706-569-3071 fax
Area 8 ~ I85 serving Coweta, Fulton, Meriwether and Troup David Coleman ~ Area Engineer 97 Gordon Road Newnan, GA 30263 678-689-3447 phone

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710 West 2nd Street Tifton, Georgia 31793-7510
Phone 229-386-3282

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Welcome to District Four! We are proud to be a part of the Department's Mission. We strive to provide safe and efficient transportation for our customers. District Four consist of a land area the size of the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts combined. The Department's largest Field District is situated in the Southwestern portion of the state and represents 32 counties and 90 cities. The transportation system of District 4 consists of 3600 State Route miles and over 17,000 OffSystem Road miles, including 1000 State Route bridges and 1600 Off-System bridges. Bainbridge is southwest Georgia's only inland port facility, while air travel in southwest Georgia is provided by 21 general aviation airports with 2 commercial Airports in the cities of Valdosta and Albany. The Tifton District includes 105 miles of Interstate 75 from the Florida State Line to the Dooly County line north of Cordele. Nine GRIP corridors provide connectivity to major points of commerce and foster and environment of economic growth across the region. Southwest Georgia is excited about the multi-laning of Interstate 75 to 6 lanes and the recent continued pursuit of completion of all phases of the remaining GRIP corridors. The dedicated employees of the Department's 4th District are proud to be a part of the construction, maintenance and operation of the Transportation System for the largest field district in Georgia. Our focus is on keeping Georgia Moving with
Quality Transportation.
Joe Sheffield District Engineer

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Georgia Department of Transportation

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District Four~ P.O. Box 7510

Tifton, Georgia 31793-7510

710 West 2nd Street

Tifton, Georgia 31794

229-386-3282 phone

District Staff
Joe Sheffield District Engineer 229-386-3280 josheffield@dot.ga.gov
Brent Thomas District Preconstruction Engineer 229-386-3300
Ronnie Hall District Maintenance Engineer 229-386-3312
Joe Cowan District Construction Engineer 229-386-3304
Area Offices
Area 1 ~ Valdosta serving Clinch, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes Jerry Hughes ~ Area Engineer 1411 Madison Hwy Valdosta, GA 31601 229-333-5287 phone 229-245-4333 fax
Area 2 ~ Douglas serving Atkinson, Coffee, Berrien and Irwin Howard (Keith) Carver ~ Area Engineer 1835 South Patterson Avenue Douglas, GA 31535 912-389-4201 phone 912-389-4353 fax
Area 3 ~ Fitzgerald serving Ben Hill, Crisp, Turner, Wilcox and Worth David Sparks ~ Area Engineer 151 Perry House Road Fitzgerald, GA 31750 229-426-5244 phone 229-426-5247 fax
Area 4 ~ Moultrie serving Brooks, Colquitt, Tift, Thomas and Cook Sonja Thompson ~ Area Engineer 120 Veterans Parkway North Moultrie, GA 31788 229-891-7130 phone 229-891-7129 fax

Stacy Aultman District Administrative Officer 229-386-3287
Tim Warren District Utilities Engineer 229-386-3288
Craig Solomon District Communications Officer 229-391-6852
Van Mason District Traffic Engineer . 229-386-3435
Area 5 ~ Albany serving Baker Dougherty, Lee and Mitchell Vacant ~ Area Engineer 2060 Newton Road Albany, GA 31701 229-430-4198 phone 229-430-6416 fax
Area 6 ~ Cuthbert serving Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph and Terrell Dot Downie ~ Area Engineer 260 North Webster Street Cuthbert, GA 39840 229-732-3066 phone 229-732-4032 fax
Area 7 ~ Donalsonville serving Decatur, Crisp, Grady, Miller and Seminole Randy Herrin ~ Area Engineer 734 W. Crawford St. Donalsonville, GA 31788 229-524-5760 phone 229-524-2012 fax
Area 8 ~ I-75 Reconstruction serving Turner, Tift, Cook, Crisp and Lowndes Tony Cravey ~ Area Engineer 321 Kinard Bridge Road Lenox, GA 31637 229-546-4436 phone 229-546-4491 fax

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204 North Highway 301 Jesup, Georgia 31546 Phone: 912-427-5700

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Welcome! District Five covers a 24-county region in the southeastern part of the state. The District Office is located in Jesup, and there are six Area Offices that are located in Baxley, Waycross, Brunswick, Glennville, Savannah, and Statesboro. There are over 2,700 miles of state routes and interstates within the District, and over 1,000 bridge structures. We share a border with South Carolina to the north, and Florida to the south. Two of the fastest growing ports in the country, Savannah and Brunswick, are located in District Five. There are also three military bases: Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah, and Kings Bay in St. Marys. During FY08, over $75 million worth of contracts were let for District Five projects. Also during that fiscal year, nearly $274 million was spent out on construction projects. Currently, the District has over $1.6 billion under contract.
Glenn Durrence, P.E. District Engineer

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Georgia Department of Transportation

District Five~ P.O. Box 610

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204 North Highway 301

Jesup, Georgia 31546

912-427-5700 phone

District Staff
Glenn Durrence , P.E. District Engineer 912-427-5710 gdurrence@dot.ga.gov
Brad Saxon, P.E. District Preconstruction Engineer 912-427-5715
Chad Hartley District Maintenance Engineer 912-427-5740
Will Murphy District Construction Engineer 912-427-5733
Area Offices
Area 1 ~ Baxley serving Appling, Jeff Davis, Telfair, Wheeler and Montgomery Eddie Holsey ~ Area Engineer 740 Oakdale Circle Baxley, GA 31513 912-366-1090 phone 912-366-1088 fax
Area 2 ~ Waycross serving Charlton, Brantley, Pierce, Ware and Bacon John Wentworth ~ Area Engineer 104 North Nichols Street Waycross, GA 31502 912-285-6009 phone 912-284-2981 fax
Area 3 ~ Brunswick serving, Camden, Glynn and McIntosh Bryan Czech ~ Area Engineer Larry Barnes ~ Area Engineer (I-95) 128 Public Safety Road Brunswick, GA 31525 912-264-7247 phone 912-264-7285 fax

Jeff Griffith District Administrative Officer 912-427-5707
Karon Ivery District Utilities Engineer 912- 427-5779
Brenda Howard District Communications Officer 912-530-4075
Robert McCall District Traffic Engineer 912-427-5703
Area 4 ~ Glennville serving Long, Tattnall, Toombs, Wayne and Liberty Michelle Wright ~ Area Engineer 739 E. Barnard Street Glennville, GA 30427 912-654-2940 phone 912-654-5201 fax
Area 5 ~ Savannah serving Chatham and Bryan Troy Pittman, P.E.~ Area Engineer 630 West Boundary Street Savannah, GA 31402 912-651-2144 phone 912-651-2748 fax
Area 6 ~ Statesboro serving Bulloch, Candler, Effingham and Evans C.R. Jackson, P.E. ~ Area Engineer 17213 U.S. Highway 301 North Statesboro, GA 30458 912-681-5563 phone 912-681-0278 fax

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500 Joe Frank Harris Parkway Cartersville, Georgia 30120-0010
Phone: 770.387-3680

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Welcome! As the District Engineer of Georgia DOT's District Six, I am proud of the over 450 outstanding staff and employees who operate, maintain and provide construction supervision to the state transportation network in Northwest Georgia. The District is dedicated to providing our transportation partners and the traveling public in this part of the State with the highest quality of customer service possible. District Six has a tradition of developing successful partnerships with a wide range of transportation stakeholders that have embraced the core values of the Georgia Department of Transportation. These partnerships are helping accomplish the District's mission of providing Northwest Georgia with a safe and sustainable transportation system that supports the economic development of the District's 17-county area, and is sensitive to its residents and environment. We take pride in the fact that our goals are achieved in a cooperative and supportive environment.
Kent L. Sager District Engineer

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Georgia Department of Transportation

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District Six ~ P.O. Box 10

500 Joe Frank Harris Parkway

Cartersville, Georgia 30120-0010

770-387-3680 phone

District Staff
Kent Sager District Engineer 770-387-3602 ksager@dot.ga.gov
DeWayne Comer Assistant District Engineer and District Preconstruction Engineer 770-387-3619
Kenneth Howard District Maintenance Engineer 770-387-3606
Joel P. Bowers District Construction Engineer 770-387-3609
Area Offices
Area 1 ~ Cartersville serving Bartow, Cherokee and Gordon Mike Thomason~ Area Engineer 874 Peeples Valley N.W. Cartersville, GA 30120 770-387-3680 phone 770-387-3993 fax
Area 2 ~ Elijay serving Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens Lou Chastain~ Area Engineer 258 Maddox Drive Elijay, GA 30523 706-635-5551 phone 706-635-5554 fax
Area 3 ~ Dalton serving Catoosa, Dade Murray, Walker and Whitfield Devon Brooks~ Area Engineer 1313 North Tibbs Road Dalton, GA 30521 706-272-2211 phone

Damon Garr District Administrative Officer 770-387-3642
Kerry D. Bonner District Utilities Engineer 770-387-3614
Mohamed Arafa District Communications Officer 770-387-4081
Harry A. Maddox District Traffic Engineer 770-387-3630
Area 4 ~ Rome serving Chattooga, Floyd and Polk Garry Reed~ Area Engineer 533 East 20th Street Rome, GA 30161 706-295-6025/6027 phone 706-295-6925 fax
Area 5 ~ Buchanan serving Haralson, Paulding and Carroll Bill Dungan~ Area Engineer 4323 US Hwy. 27 Buchanan, GA 30113 770-646-5522 phone 770-646-8555 fax

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5025 New Peachtree Road Chamblee, GA 30341 Phone: 770-986-1011

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Welcome to the 2008 GPTQ Conference from all the employees of District Seven! District Seven provides the citizens of Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and Rockdale counties with a safe, well-maintained and effective transportation system.
As the GDOT Metro Atlanta District, we face a unique set of challenges that require our employees to creatively manage our transportation infrastructure within a rapidly growing urban center, as well as the relatively rural areas on the fringes of the District. In fulfilling the Department's Mission, our employees work hard to provide the best service to the nearly 2.5 million people that reside within the District limits, along with the hundreds of thousands who travel through our area on a daily basis.
Within District Seven, there are over 2800 state route lane miles, 1700 interstate lane miles, 611 bridges and over 20,000 off-system road miles. This translates to having more than 5.3 million vehicle miles traveled each day on these routes. Within our six counties, there are 43 city governments and municipalities. Our District team, along with our contractors, consultants, government officials and other partners, must work hard to keep up with the growth and economic development in the Atlanta area so that our residents and visitors will have a positive transportation experience. Our committed and accountable employees take great pride in their work and are excited as we move the metro area into a new era of quality transportation. We hope you enjoy the conference!
Bryant Poole District Engineer

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Georgia Department of Transportation

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District Seven

5025 New Peachtree Road

Chamblee, Georgia 30341

770-986-1011 phone

District Staff
Bryant Poole District Engineer 770-986-1011 bpoole@dot.ga.gov
Mike Lobdell District Preconstruction Engineer 770-986-1257
Shun Pringle District Maintenance Engineer 770-986-1779
Mickey McGee District Construction Engineer 770-986-1413
Area Offices
Area 1 ~ Decatur serving DeKalb and Rockdale Thom Parker~ Area Engineer 805 George Luther Drive Decatur, GA 30032 404-299-4386/4389 phone 404-299-4387 fax
Area 2 ~ Marietta serving Cobb and North Fulton Sebastian Nesbitt ~ Area Engineer 1269 Kennestone Circle Marietta, GA 30066 770-528-3238/3416 phone 770-528-5506 fax

Rachel Brown Assistant District Engineer 770-986-1003
Jonathan Walker District Utilities Engineer 770-986-1117
Mark McKinnon District Communications Officer 404-631-1832
Calvin Duncan District Traffic Engineer . 770-986-1766
Area 3 ~ Hapeville serving Clayton, South Fulton and Douglas Ernay Robinson~ Area Engineer 4125 Roosevelt Hwy College Park, GA 30349 404-559-6699 phone 404-559-4928 fax
Area 4 ~ Atlanta serving City of Atlanta Persephone Goodwin ~ Area Engineer 21 Claire Drive Atlanta, GA 30315 404-624-2440 phone 404-624-2433

Georgia Department of Transportation

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Accomplishments

November 2007-November 2008

Received one-time $110 million to convert 13.6 miles of HOV lanes to HOT in I-85 North Corridor Developed the Statewide Strategic Plan Completed financial audit Reorganized Department staff Proceeded with planning the Atlanta Griffin commuter rail line and the Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal Participated in freight and logistics study With Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) and Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), transformed State Aid Program Strategically addressing financial and debt management Completed financial audit Improved cooperation with transportation partners In broad categories, staff priorities have focused on: Strategic Planning Project Prioritization Financial Planning and Reporting

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600 West Peachtree Street N.W. One Georgia Center
Atlanta, Georgia 30308 www.dot.ga.gov