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Mon., February 7, 2011 3:30pm
Two metro Atlanta communities are using federal grant money to study the possibility of building high-speed rail lines. They're projects that could tie-in to the bigger transit projects already being studied in Georgia.
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Wed., January 26, 2011 5:19pm
President Obama's plan to freeze federal spending could have big budget implications in Georgia. The state is expected to spend about $11 billion of federal funds in the coming year. Most of it goes to Medicaid, the health care program for the poor and disabled. But about a billion also goes to education.
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Fri., January 21, 2011 8:48am
Governor Deal met with the head of GEMA to talk about preperation for the ice storm expected to hit the northern parts of the state next week.
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Fri., October 8, 2010 6:17pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation says none of the recent proposals by four airlines met federal cost guidelines.
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Thu., September 9, 2010 3:23pm
Georgia transportation officials say their share of current federal stimulus money is not enough to reach all of the work that’s needed statewide. But there’s hope that President Obama’s new $50 billion plan to upgrade the nation’s transportation grid could change that.
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Thu., September 2, 2010 4:52pm
Georgia has the nation’s ninth best road system according to a report released Thursday. The annual study by Reason Foundation compares state’s Interstate highways and roads in a range of categories. It’s the second year in a row the state placed ninth. Georgia was fourth overall in 2000 but has fallen in the rankings ever since.
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Thu., September 2, 2010 2:37pm
State transportation officials have high hopes for high speed rail in Georgia, lines linking Georgia to Jacksonville and to Washington D.C. The state is waiting for federal money to help those goals materialize, but right now what’s farthest along is a route in North Georgia that would link Atlanta to Chattanooga.
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Thu., September 2, 2010 2:37pm
State transportation officials have high hopes for high speed rail in Georgia, lines linking Georgia to Jacksonville and to Washington D.C. The state is waiting for federal money to help those goals materialize, but right now what’s furthest along is a route in North Georgia that would link Atlanta to Chattanooga.
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Thu., August 26, 2010 1:10pm
State transportation leaders addressed a controversial road project at a public hearing Thursday evening in north Georgia.The Department of Transportation hosted the forum in Cartersville to review federally funded projects.
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Thu., August 5, 2010 3:58pm
Maybe you’ve noticed company logos on some 5-1-1 road signs in the state. The cash strapped Georgia Department of Transportation is letting companies advertise on their property in order to raise money.
