Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is seeking approval for a multi-million dollar contract for a major overhaul of roadways leading up to the domestic terminal.

The Atlanta airport is seeking Atlanta city council approval for a contract worth up to $48.5 million with a joint venture including Thrasher Contracting and C.W. Matthews. The C.W. Matthews/Thrasher joint venture was the lowest eligible bidder for the project, which will be funded with passenger facility charges.

The goal is to widen roadways, improving weaving conditions, avoid backup, blockage and delays, separate conflicting traffic and improve signs, among other improvements to the road network between Interstate 85 and Camp Creek Parkway on the north and Riverdale Road on the south. The airport has said it expects to begin construction in the summer and to finish within two years. It will include new bridges, pavement, walls, lighting and signs and will relocate the airport entrance at Riverdale Road.

The airport said the work will be phased to maintain the current number of traffic lanes along the entire roadway system so traffic can continue to move to and from the terminal during construction.

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