Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently finished five five major projects in Northwest Georgia and opened them to traffic. Contracts for the projects totaled more than $51 million, with the largest project being the Villa Rica Bypass in Carroll County. The $26.8 million project was built between State Routes 101 and 61 and now provides truck traffic a route around the downtown area to reduce congestion.

Other projects open to traffic:
Replacement of two bridges on SR 136 over the Coosawattee River and a nearby tributary in Gordon County, $9 million.
Replacement of the bridge on SR 293 over Dykes Creek in Floyd County, $8.5 million.
Bridge rehabilitation work on multiple bridges on I-59 in Dade County, $4.9 million.
Replacement of the bridge on Rehoboth Road over Spring Creek in Floyd County, $1.8 million.