Contractors for the Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT) will continue construction activities related to the I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project next week in Macon-Bibb. Weather and on-site conditions permitting, the scheduled activities beginning Friday, January 27 – Friday, February 3, 2023, are listed below.

Lane Closures, Traffic Shifts:

Tuesday, Feb 2 (Overnight 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning)
Traffic will be paced to slower travel speeds on I-75 southbound between the I-75/I-16 interchange and Forsyth Street/Hardeman Avenue to provide safety for drivers and workers paint bridge beams and install lighting.

Ongoing, Long-term Closures:
The far right lane of I-75 northbound at the Georgia 19/Georgia Avenue exit (exit 164) is closed to traffic for several months.
Spring Street's far right lane at the I-16 westbound on-ramp as well as the right-hand on-ramp to I-16 westbound are both closed for several months; the Spring Street on-ramp to I-16 westbound has been relocated to the far left lane.
Construction Activities for Jan 27 – Feb 3, weather and on-site conditions permitting:

Phases 4 and 5: from I-16 westbound/I-75 to Walnut Creek
Continue construction of bridge substructures for I-16 Spring Street entrance and exit ramps.
Continue construction of new Second Street bridge substructure.
Continue construction of one new I-16 westbound bridge substructure and two superstructures.
Continue construction of two new I-16 eastbound bridge substructures
Pouring bridge deck spans and edge beams on new I-16 eastbound bridge superstructure.
Continue construction of two new I-16 westbound entrance ramps.
Continue demolition of bridge ramp to I-16 eastbound.
Continue construction of new MSE (retaining) walls along I-75 northbound and southbound and other walls throughout the project.
Installing pipe and other drainage structures throughout the project area.

Phase 2 and 3: I-75 from Hardeman Avenue to I-16 eastbound
Continue construction of Riverside Bridge approaches, roadway and pipe installation.
Continue construction of the Walnut Street bridge over I-75.
Completed construction of the superstructure for two of the new I-75 northbound and southbound bridges.
Continue demolition and removal of the existing I-16 westbound and I-75 northbound and southbound bridges.
Construction of MSE (retaining) walls along I-75 northbound and southbound and at other locations throughout the project continues.
Construction of concrete sound and visual walls along I-75 northbound and southbound continues.
Continue demolition of the existing pavement on the left lanes of I-75 northbound from Hardeman Avenue to north of the Riverside Bridge.
Continue concrete paving for new I-75 northbound and southbound roadways, and new I-75 southbound ramp to new I-16 eastbound.

Phase 1: I-16 from the I-16/ I-75 split to the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit
Evaluating project area for remaining work items.

The I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project is a $500 million safety and mobility megaproject. With its massive scope to widen and reconstruct I-16, I-75 and their interchange in Macon-Bibb, this project is being delivered in seven design and construction phases that will continue through 2030. When complete, new CD lanes, additional interstate lanes, new interstate on-and off-ramps, upgrades to 11 bridges, new walls, upgraded drainage systems, etc. will deliver safer and improved mobility for Macon-Bibb’s local commuters and businesses, regional travelers and commercial freight from the Georgia southern coast to destinations within the state and throughout the U.S.