Second phase begins on Highway 44

According to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the second phase of the Highway 44 widening project in Greene County is now underway.

GDOT District 2 Communications Officer Will Volk told The Eatonton Messenger that Pittman Construction Company began work on Phase 2 last week.

The contractor is currently clearing land along the west side of Highway 44 from the Richland Connector to jus…