According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, a contractor has been chosen to do the work on the next section of road to be widened in Greene County.
Pittman Construction Company has been awarded a $32.29 million project to widen and reconstruct 3.76 miles of State Route 44 between Carey Station Road and the southern limit of the ongoing Phase 1 project, about one mile south of King Drive.
This project will widen SR 44 to a four-lane section consisting of two travel lanes in each direction, a depressed median, and a bike lane on the paved shoulder.
The existing bridge over Richland Creek will be widened. The existing culvert over Little Creek will be replaced with two bridges separated by a 32-foot depressed median.
Additionally, new roundabouts will be constructed at the intersections of SR 44 and Richland Connector and of SR 44 and Carey Station Road. A completion date of Aug. 31, 2030, has been given.
This is Phase 2 of Georgia DOT’s effort to widen and improve SR 44 in Greene and Putnam counties. Upon completion, 11.5 miles of the route will have been widened to four lanes, between Old Phoenix Road/Harmony Road in Putnam County and Town Creek Boulevard in Greensboro.