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Working to Keep Georgia Moving Working to Keep Georgia Moving 2013 Annual Report Our Mission Statement Commissioner’s Column The Georgia Department of Transportation provides a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to orking to keep Georgia moving OFFICE OF CoMMUNICATIONS the environment. is more than a tagline for this report. It could easily be our Karlene Barron mantra – the reason more Communications Director Our Goals than 4,000 GDOT employees Wreport to their jobs across our state every day. Their In this report, you will find a few highlights from Fiscal Year 2013, followed by a Measuring commitment is to our important work, which is Creative and Design Services our Goals gauge indicating how we are performing as we work to build on our achievements. guided by a strategic plan that sets our course and measures our progress. Throughout Fiscal Year Carla Murphy Our goals are: 2013, our efforts – combined with those of our Transportation Board Marketing Communications Manager • Making safety investments and improvements where the traveling public is most at risk and our partners – have focused on moving our state forward and making • Taking care of what we have, in the most efficient way possible progress toward achieving the goals outlined in our strategic plan. Cedric Mohr • Planning and constructing the best mobility projects we can, on schedule For instance, the Department made significant progress on expanding Design Project Manager • Making GDOT a better place to work will make GDOT a place that works better its managed lanes system, meeting major milestones on the Northwest Corridor and the Interstate 75 South projects. Similarly, the Department Liz Rothman met other milestones with the Transportation Investment Act (TIA) Public Affairs Writer projects, announcing the addition of a dedicated turn lane on State Route Table of Contents 130 in Toombs County in 2013. The $162,000 project will serve motorists Ron Battle traveling to a new pet food manufacturing facility. Electronic Information 1. Commissioner’s Column Our commitment to supporting and investing in opportunities to Design Coordinator grow our economy is reflected in other work on which Georgia DOT has 2. State Transportation Board focused. The Department in 2013 unveiled a comprehensive statewide 4. Georgia DOT Districts plan that will ultimately help create jobs and grow the state’s $50 billion freight industry. The plan seeks to boost job creation in areas such as 1. 6. OurGDOT Encourages Professional and Well-Rounded Workforce manufacturing, construction, utilities, retail and agriculture – areas that rely largely on freight and logistics and generate more than $100 billion of 7. Succession Planning Prepares Employees for Future Leadership Roles output in Georgia every year. Investment in a statewide freight plan also Department Launches Program to Capture Employees’ Knowledge supports the expansion of economic activities at the Port of Savannah, where approximately 6,300 trucks depart every day. So, the plan represents 8. GDOT Makes Investment in Employees another major step in our push to keep Georgia moving. Equally important as GDOT’s investment in the state’s infrastructure, 10. History in Downtown Winder is the investment in the our team of professionals. The Department in 2013 launched a new initiative that focuses on developing and supporting 13. Ten-Mile Stretch of Perimeter Receives Facelift a well-rounded employee. We continue to encourage employees to look Operational Improvements Help Ease Congestion on Major Corridors for opportunities to improve their professional and personal lives, whether participating in wellness and exercise programs, volunteering in their Measuring Our Goals 14. communities or completing training courses. 17. Making Safety Improvements Where the Traveling Public is Most At Risk GDOT ‘s commitment to building and maintaining a diverse transportation network that functions to ensure a strong economy, thriving 18. Highway Safety Manual Helps GDOT Engineers communities and a healthy quality of life, is shared by our partners across the state. We all recognize that our combined efforts, whether in the state 20. Managed Lanes Projects Meet Major Milestones legislature, the Governor’s office, the Port of Savannah, regional airports, 22. Department Invests More than $1 Billion in Projects Across the State or our district offices, will provide the energy to keep Georgia moving today and well into the 21st century. 23. TIA Office Announces First Project 25. Department to Invest in Economic Future with Freight and Logistics Plan 28. Financials Keith Golden, P.E. Commissioner Working to Build on Our Achievements Ann R. Purcell Jay Shaw District 1 District 8 410 Willowpeg Way Po Box 245 Rincon, GA 31326 Lakeland, Ga 912.663.8128 31635 229.482.3505 Johnny Floyd Emily Dunn District 2 District 9 PO Box 5260 PO Box 56 Cordele, GA 31010 Blue Ridge, GA 229.273.5312 30513 706.632.5000 Sam M. Wellborn James T. “Jamie” District 3 Boswell 2110 Oak Ave District 10 Columbus, GA 31906 788 Prince Avenue 706.615.0965 Athens, GA 30606 706.546.8100 Robert L. Brown, Jr. Jeff Lewis 2. District 4 District 11 3. 250 E. Ponce de Leon PO Box 480 Eighth Floor White, GA 30184 Decatur, GA 30030 770.382.4411 404.377.2460 Stacey J. Key Don Grantham District 5 District 12 PO Box 29033 PO Box 3145 Atlanta, GA 30359 Augusta, Ga 404.310.5040 30914-3145 706.738.7786 Dan Moody Dana L. Lemon State Transportation Board District 6 District 13 605 Brisbane Manor 300 Griffin Street Johns Creek, GA 30022 The State Transportation Board (STB) determines policy and generally governs McDonough, GA 678.296.7855 the Georgia Department of Transportation. Board members represent each 30253 of the state’s 14 congressional districts. Each member is elected by state 770.490.9125 senators and representatives whose legislative districts fall within all or part of the relevant congressional district. Board members serve staggered five- year terms. Rudy Bowen Roger Williams District 7 District 14 5696 Kennedy Road 132 Huntington Road Suwanee, GA 30024 Dalton, GA 30720 404.317.3310 706.618.6029 District Map GDOT District Offices Georgia DOT’s District 1 - Gainesville Duties of the Districts: Duties of the Area Offices: General Office 770.531.5721 is located Roadway maintenance Highway construction in midtown • • District 2 - Tennille and operations supervision Atlanta. Seven 478.552.4601 Roadway location and design Right-of-way mowing transportation • • Construction contract Litter removal districts • • District 3 - Thomaston administration Maintenance: roadway, rest area, operate and maintain the state • 706.646.6900 Utility conflicts (permits and sign, drainage transportation system at the local • acquisitions) Utility and driveway permits level. Each has a district engineer • District 4 - Tifton Environmental review Storm damage repair who plans, organizes and directs the • • 229.386.3280 Highway beautification activities of the district. Districts • Coordination of transit systems are divided into area offices, each • District 5 - Jesup Traffic signals and signs overseen by an area engineer. • 912.427.5711 • Permits • Park and ride lots District 6 - Cartersville • Public outreach 770.387.3602 District 7 - Chamblee/ Metro Atlanta 770.986.1011 4. 5. Districts Realign for Better Efficiency eorgia DOT completed personnel; to operate with fewer now with four area offices, was first an extensive review managers who will have broader to be realigned. The Department and realignment of responsibility; and to reduce closed two of the oldest and most its District 1 Office capital, operations and maintenance expensive offices to maintain in 2013, creating costs. The new approach comes as and operate in Lawrenceville and Gopportunities for better efficiency the Department has experienced Clarkesville. Area offices now are to the Department. As part of its a 37 percent reduction in field in Athens, Carnesville, Cleveland comprehensive plan to realign all construction staffing and a and Gainesville. Additional district seven district offices, GDOT relied on 30 percent reduction in field realignments are planned for 2014. a “business approach” and adopted maintenance staffing. Additionally, principles typically associated with GDOT has experienced a 75 percent private industry. reduction in annual new hires. GDOT is seeking to consolidate Under the plan, all seven maintenance and construction crews districts will see a reduction in the for better use of equipment and number of area offices. District 1, Photo: CEDRIC MOHR [email protected] Building Tomorrow’s Succession Planning PreparesLeaders Employees Today for Future Leadership Roles eveloping a talented workforce is the process, one used by successful businesses and focus of GDOT’s Succession Planning organizations to improve employee commitment Program (SP), an ambitious initiative and retention. aimed at developing a qualified Employees selected for the program receive extensive candidate pool for future leadership training and are monitored throughout the 18-month Dand management positions. Twenty participants were program. The program also includes the following: selected for the FY 2013 voluntary program following • Professional assessment tools administered by the a structured application process. Carl Vinson Institute of Government In addition to providing senior management with • Structured mentor interactions qualified candidates for considerationBuilding for key positions, Tomorrow’s • Regular
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