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News Articles: infrastructure

An experiment in nature-inspired design is underway in a South Florida residential canal. Two mangrove planters are being installed on a new seawall to provide habitat for marine wildlife.

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  • Science

Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge'

Seawalls are great at protecting property and people. A new nature-inspired seawall add-on is trying to make them better at protecting marine wildlife too.

March 19, 2026
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
 Yvette Lyles points to the spot on her wall reached by floodwaters in Cahokia Heights, Ill., May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)

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  • News

Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed — including in Georgia

Deep funding cuts — part of Trump’s war on diversity, equity and inclusion — will make it more difficult for struggling communities to get help to fix sewer systems that put health and homes at risk.

January 09, 2026
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By:
  • Associated Press
An EV charging station in Forsyth. Credit: Mary Landers/The Current

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  • News

Federal cash flows again for Coastal Georgia EV chargers

The Trump administration first demanded removal of equity pledges from the multiyear plan.

November 28, 2025
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By:
  • Maggie Lee and
  • The Current
Orange and White cones mark the construction happening on Cascade road.

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  • News

Transit leaders speed up Southwest Atlanta road work in response to resident demands

The city is responding to the demands of residents and business owners in Cascade Heights who say construction is taking too long.

August 13, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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  • News

Georgia's governor details spending plans but not his top priority of lawsuit reform

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told business leaders Tuesday that he wanted to invest in infrastructure and education, but he did not detail plans for his top priority to limit lawsuits.

January 14, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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  • Politics

Exit interview: DOT Sec. Buttigieg on infrastructure act and the road ahead

In an exit interview with All Things Considered, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on the Biden administration's infrastructure act and why it didn't resonate with some voters.

January 12, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Detrow,
  • Avery Keatley,
  • and 1 more
An illustration of the connector park in Midtown between North Avenue, at left, and 5th Street. The silver oval at 5th Street is of the proposed performance venue. (Image courtesy Atlanta Connector Park)

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  • News

Plans stall for Midtown highway-capping project

Work by a private foundation to build a highway-capping park to reconnect the east and west sides of Midtown has stalled. The future of the park remains uncertain without significant financial backing by a local or state government agency that handles policy, funding and infrastructure decisions for transportation. 

July 25, 2024
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By:
  • Dyana Bagby
A map of detour from closed Chatham Parkway bridge

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  • News

I-16 westbound at Chatham Parkway closed until Monday

The Georgia Department of Transportation said Thursday, July 11, that westbound lanes on Interstate 16 at Savannah's Chatham Parkway overpass will be closed through the weekend. 

July 12, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Reason Foundation Ranks Georgia Highways Among the Best

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  • News

Georgia receives a C+ on infrastructure report card. But it's not all bad news

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the State of Georgia a C+ on its annual infrastructure report card.

July 09, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
The mouth of Blackbeard Creek on Sapelo Island, as seen in 2017. The island's post office is among more than a dozen coastal infrastructure sites in Georgia identified in a new study on sea level rise.

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  • Climate

Coastal Georgia's at risk from sea level rise. Here are 15 sites where regular flooding could happen

From a nuclear submarine base in Camden County to a maritime shipping warehouse in Savannah, sea level rise is threatening essential infrastructure up and down the Georgia coast.

June 27, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Green Beans ATL coffee shop on United Avenue in Atlanta closed on Sunday, June 2nd as the city of Atlanta worked to repair several water main breaks.

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  • News

How aging pipes and a growing population added stress to Atlanta's water system

Since Friday, some residents have gone without water and businesses and government offices have temporarily closed. For a broader view of this infrastructure failure, we turn to Dr. Iris Tien with Georgia Tech.

June 03, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello
GPB  NPR

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  • National

When driving on the wrong side of the road is the right way to speed up traffic

An unconventional design known as the diverging diamond interchange can be both safer and more efficient than conventional left turn lanes. Road planners across the country are switching sides.

May 28, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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  • Economy

‘Our residents can feel safe’: Savannah mayor expects port uptick after Baltimore bridge disaster

Both of Georgia's seaports could see an influx of cargo traffic, amid the Port of Baltimore's indefinite closure.

March 27, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address on the House floor of the state Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Atlanta.

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  • News

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tells business group he wants to spend $1.8 billion more on infrastructure

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he wants to spend an additional $1.8 billion on infrastructure. The Republican governor's prepared speech to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce says he also wants to spend hundreds of millions to expand training for dentists and physicians.

January 10, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
A high speed Brightline train pulls into the station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in September. Federal spending could establish similar rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte.

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  • Economy

Federal cash for trains includes promises to plan for Georgia lines

Billions of dollars in spending for passenger rail announced Friday by the Biden administration includes the possibility of high-speed rail between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.

December 11, 2023
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
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