LAVONIA, Ga. (AP) The Georgia Department of Transportations has awarded an approximately $3.15 million contract to start a construction project aimed at improving the safety on some of northeast Georgia's most dangerous highway curves.
The Athens Banner-Herald reports that 82 sections of state routes in six counties will receive construction work through Burlington, North Carolina-based Triangle Grading and Paving Inc.
DOT officials say engineers rode highways that have featured frequent wet weather crashes, compiling data to determine the severity of each curve.
Georgia DOT District Engineer Brent Cook says new signs will be placed along the roads and traction on the asphalt will be improved, among other changes. The work will take place in Banks, Franklin, Hart, Madison, Towns and Rabun Counties.
The construction is scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2016.
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