A contractor has been selected for the widening of Ga. Highway 74 from Ga. Highway 54 to just south of Crosstown Road in Peachtree City.

APAC Southeast Inc. will perform the $28.8 million project, which must be completed by Oct. 31, 2008, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. A start date has not been determined, but that will occur at an upcoming pre-construction conference, officials said.
The project is sure to impact commuters from south Peachtree City and Senoia who depend on Hwy. 74 to travel to work and back each day.
The state will be expanding Hwy. 74 from two to six lanes, and there are also plans for concrete sound barriers along portions of the route.

This is the first phase of a two-pronged project to widen Hwy. 74 from Hwy. 54 to Ga. Highway 85. The second phase will include the widening from Crosstown Road to Hwy. 85, but bids have not yet been advertised, officials said. That phase will consist of widening from two to four lanes.
APAC’s bid was awarded by the DOT on July 21.