Marietta Based Company Wins Contract For I-85 Widening Project

MARIETTA, GA — A Marietta-based company won the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) contract as the design-build team for the widening of I-85. GDOT announced in a news release that C.W. Matthews will work on phase 2 of the project.

The firm is currently working on Phase 1.

“C.W. Matthews has developed a strong history of working with the Department and we are looking forward to working with them on the delivery of the I-85 Widening, Phase 2 project,” said Georgia DOT Design-Build Program Manager Andrew Hoenig in a statement.

The bids were digitally sealed and opened Friday. Two other firms in addition to C.W. Matthews submitted bids.

The I-85 Widening, Phase 2 corridor improvements will provide relief by widening I-85, north of metro Atlanta, from two to three lanes in both directions from SR 53 to just north of US 129, according to GDOT.

Additional work on the project includes replacing one overpass bridge and six mainline bridges along I-85. The I-85 Widening, Phase 2 project will be delivered and open to traffic four years ahead of the original MMIP schedule.

Additional information about Georgia DOT’s MMIP projects can be found at http://www.dot.ga.gov/IS/MMIP.