Savannah Mobility Contractors JV, the design-build team for the 16@95 Improvement Projects in Chatham County, recently received the first of three Notices to Proceed (NTP) from the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT).
The first NTP is issued when the contract to perform design activities is signed. Georgia DOT will authorize construction once the contractor completes preconstruction requirements.
“Using the innovative design-build delivery method, our partners can accelerate construction and yield significant cost savings,” Tim Matthews, Georgia DOT senior project manager, said. “This project will contribute greatly to improved passenger mobility throughout the Savannah metropolitan area as well as freight mobility from the Port of Savannah.”
The 16@95 Improvement Projects are intended to enhance safety and improve traffic flow along I-16 and I-95.
Savannah Mobility will widen I-16 from I-95 to I-516 and will design and construct over the next three years the I-16 at I-95 interchange. Work will cost $295 million and is forecasted to reduce traffic delays by 32 percent.
The projects are the second and third of 11 projects in the state’s Major Mobility Investment Program. The projects are predicted to reduce travel delays by 5 percent and create $2 billion in statewide economic growth.
More than 300 new lane miles will be added.