College Park’s Buffington Road infrastructure improvements on way

The Georgia Department of Transportation recently executed professional service contracts for planning the design and construction of bridge and road widening work on Buffington Road in College Park, according to the city manager’s newsletter. The cost for the work is being determined.

Engineering firm Amec Foster Wheeler got the nod to develop and present a project timeline. Present schedules have construction starting in 2020.

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Atlanta opens door on first modular rapid-housing for homeless residents

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Atlanta opens door on first modular rapid-housing for homeless residents

The first-of-its-kind development, Waterworks Village, overlooks the nearby reservoir. It's part of Mayor Andre Dickens' initiative to build 500 units of for the unhoused.

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Local GOP sees ‘danger’ in a chaotic race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

Republican leaders in Georgia's 14th Congressional District worry a crowded field in a special election could give Democrats a chance to win.

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Two centennials, one story: Delta and the Atlanta airport

Delta Air Lines and Hartsfield-Jackson both turn 100 this year, and you can’t tell the story of one without the other.