TIFT CO. – Contractor Reames and Son Construction Co. Inc. of Valdosta will begin milling and paving the inside (left) lane and shoulder of Interstate 75 North. Milling is the removal of the top layer of asphalt and is done to create a level surface on which to lay new asphalt.

Reames is resurfacing 18.8 miles of the roadway and off- and on-ramps beginning south of Southwell Boulevard in Tift County and ending on the south side of Hat Creek in Turner County. Striping will be done later from Hat Creek to south of Exit 78/state Route 32.

The cost of the project is $19.8 million. This is the first major resurfacing of this section of I-75 since 2001. Work began May 8 and is scheduled to be finished Jan. 31, 2017.

 The contractor is working from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday to minimize traffic interruptions. Work on the inside lane and shoulder is expected to take one to two weeks. This type of work requires favorable weather so rain will affect the schedule.