Simeon Nunnally maps out a route every time he leaves his Henry County home. But it’s not to find the fastest path to his destination — it’s to avoid the growing number of tractor trailers clogging local streets…

A legislative panel recommends Georgia spend up to $1.5 billion more a year on road and rail improvements to keep freight moving across the state. The money could come from new fuel taxes, transportation user fees, levies on home-delivered packages, or assessments on warehouse and distribution facilities, the report said. The investment the panel recommends would be a dramatic increase in transportation spending — the Georgia Department of Transportation’s current budget is about $3.4 billion a year…

A slate of recommendations from the Georgia Freight & Logistics Commission will go to the General Assembly when it opens its 2021 session Monday. The state must pursue new sources of public and private funding to make the improvements needed to move an exploding volume of freight through Georgia efficiently, it said in a report released last week. It’s proposing the General Assembly commit $1 billion to $1.5 billion a year to a dedicated fund for freight projects across the state…

ATLANTA — The state must pursue new sources of public and private funding to make the improvements needed to move an exploding volume of freight through Georgia efficiently, a state commission is recommending. A report released last week by the Georgia Freight & Logistics Commission proposed that the General Assembly commit $1 billion to $1.5 billion a year to a dedicated fund for freight projects across the state. In addition to that public money, the panel suggested legislation authorizing the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) to tap into private…

ATLANTA — The state must pursue new sources of public and private funding to make the improvements needed to move an exploding volume of freight through Georgia efficiently, a state commission is recommending. A report released last week by the Georgia Freight & Logistics Commission proposed that the General Assembly commit $1 billion to $1.5 billion a year to a dedicated fund for freight projects across the state. In addition to that public money, the panel suggested legislation authorizing the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) to tap into private financing to help build…

ATLANTA — The state must pursue new sources of public and private funding to make the improvements needed to move an exploding volume of freight through Georgia efficiently, a state commission is recommending. A report released last week by the Georgia Freight & Logistics Commission proposed that the General Assembly commit $1 billion to $1.5 billion a year to a dedicated fund for freight projects across the state. In addition to that public money, the panel suggested legislation authorizing the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) to tap into private financing to help build…

MACON, Ga. — The Georgia Transportation Alliance has announced its recent partnership with TRIP. TRIP is a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, DC. Their purpose is to examine road and bridge conditions, traffic safety, travel and population trends, congestion, and transportation funding needs in seven Georgia regions…

(The Center Square) – Short-line railroad companies that help transport goods across Georgia called on state lawmakers Tuesday for more funding. Ben Tarbutton III, president of the Georgia Railroad Association (GRA), asked the Georgia Freight and Logistics Commission to double the state’s tax incentive and issue additional credits to short-line railroad companies. “Rail is a critical component for the movement of freight in Georgia,” Tarbutton said. Georgia’s rail provides access to the mid-Atlantic, northeast and midwest regions of the country. About 189 million tons of freight is moved by…