Georgia DOT News

Rise in Deadly Crashes Involving Pedestrians Seen in Georgia

So far this year, 111 pedestrians have been killed on state roads – an increase of 16 percent from this time last year, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. In 2017, 260 pedestrians were struck and killed in the …

Georgia Working to Identify Bad Guardrails

Transportation officials in Georgia are mapping the state’s interstate system to identify problematic guardrails that need to be removed. WALB-TV reports about 2,000 breakaway cable terminals that should be removed have been identified after a survey of the state’s interstate …

Georgia Preparedness Questioned After Icy Highway Leads to Accidents

A freezing highway contributed to more than a dozen accidents Friday, raising questions about whether Georgia’s transportation officials are prepared for winter weather. State and city leaders around Atlanta promised to do better after a storm last year brought 2 …