Highway 44

Phase 2 work has begun on Highway 44, which started with clearing for erosion control. CONTRIBUTED

Second phase begins on Highway 44

T. Michael Stone

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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...

Residents, business owners and community leaders attended the GDOT open house at the Putnam County Administration building on Tuesday, May 7 to see the latest plans for the widening of Highway 44. The project could start early next year. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Highway 44 widening plan sees little change

Mark Engel

Thursday, May 16, 2024

There was an armed guard at the Putnam County Administration building Tuesday evening, but there were no demonstrations, sit-down protests, gunfire, or food fights.The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) held its first open house since 2020, showing off its latest plans for the...

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Highway 44 expansion, costs dominate discussion

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Buckle your seatbelts and hang on. The next four years of the 4.5 mile-widening of Ga. 44 is going to get bumpy, as work on both sides of Lake Oconee is going to come sooner than previously scheduled. But it will be complex, and no doubt accompanied by frustrations.

The new roundabout at Scott Road and Highway 44 will replace the recently added traffic signals at that intersection. GEORGIA DOT

More Highway 44 roundabouts on the way

Mark Engel

Thursday, May 4, 2023

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has decided to create four more roundabouts when it widens Highway 44 (Lake Oconee Parkway) in Putnam and Greene counties. The four would be in addition to the previously announced roundabout at Linger Longer Road near Publix.

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