​​I-16/I-75 Interchange

The I-16/I-75 Interchange reconstruction project will improve the safety of the corridor by widening and reconstructing I-75 from Hardeman Avenue to Pierce Avenue and I-16 from I-75 to Walnut Creek within the City of Macon. The project will improve each of the interstate highways by constructing wider shoulders, concrete barriers and, in most locations, additional lanes. A Collector/ Distributor (CD) road system will be constructed parallel to both I-16 and I-75. Modifications will be made to bridges and surface streets within the project area, to accommodate the additional lanes and CD roads along I-16 and I-75. These improvements will provide opportunities for turning movements, as well as create additional storage for these turning movements.

Project Highlights

• Project represents a $500 million investment in the city, region and state’s transportation system.
• Georgia DOT worked with the Macon Bibb Community Enhancement Authority in the relocation and rehabilitation of homes in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood
• The relocation of the Little Richard/Penniman House
• Cultural resource work completed on the mitigation project includes 60 interviews
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Timeline

Project Phases

Due to the magnitude of the work needed to complete the reconstruction of the I-16/I-75 interchanges, the project has been divided into the following phases.

Environmental Assessment

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Analysis

Learn how Georgia DOT thoroughly analyzed the project area to identify potential impacts to the social, cultural or natural environment.

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