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Georgia's GRIP Network (Corridor 62)
Routing
Corridor 62 is the Georgia Governor's Road Improvement Program, also known as "GRIP." The corridor is actually a network of routes that would connect 95% of the state's largest cities and towns (with a population of 2,500 or more) with a four-lane, divided highway. GRIP was established in 1989 by the Georgia General Assembly. The corridor consists of 19 subcorridors as found in Section 32-4-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (updated 4/29/05). In total, these corridors consist of 3,314 miles; the system expanded in 2001 and again in 2005.
The subcorridors of Georgia's GRIP are identified below:
- Interstate 575 and Georgia 515 (Appalachian Developmental Highway) from Marietta north to Blairsville
- U.S. 82 and Georgia 520 (South Georgia Parkway) from Columbus east to Brunswick
- U.S. 27 from Amsterdam north to East Ridge
- U.S. 82 and Georgia 520 (South Georgia Parkway) from Columbus east to Brunswick (Duplicates GRIP Corridor #2)
- U.S. 341 (Golden Isles Parkway) from Brunswick northwest to Perry
- Georgia 21 and U.S. 25 (Savannah River Parkway) from Savannah to Augusta (includes the section of Interstate 3 south of Augusta); a spur route follows U.S. 25 south to Interstate 16 south of Statesboro
- U.S. 441 from Fargo north to Dillard
- Fall Line Freeway (U.S. 80, Georgia 96, Georgia 49, Georgia 24, Georgia 88, U.S. 1) from Columbus east to Augusta - a portion of this route between Macon and Augusta is being considered for Interstate 14
- U.S. 319 from Moncrief north to Tifton
- U.S. 19 (Florida-Georgia Parkway) from Thomasville north to Griffin
- U.S. 84 from Jakin east to Midway
- U.S. 1 from Folkston north to Augusta and Georgia 17 from Augusta north to Toccoa (includes the section of Interstate 3 north of Augusta)
- Georgia 72 from Athens to South Carolina State Line
- East-West Highway (new alignment, U.S. 76, Georgia 52, Georgia 115) from Junction Interstate 59 east to Junction Interstate 85
- Truck access routes, including without limitation:
- A - Georgia 133 (Sunbelt Parkway) from Valdosta north to Albany
- B - Georgia 40 from Folkston east to St. Marys north of St. Marys River
- C - Georgia 125 from Interstate 75 north to Fitzgerald
- Georgia 32 from Dawson east to Sterling
- U.S. 280 (Power Alley) from Columbus east to Savannah
- Georgia 125 from Junction Georgia 32 northeast to Georgia 107 in Fitzgerald (Duplicates GRIP Corridor #15C)
- Georgia 15 from Junction U.S. 441/Georgia 24 in Watkinsville to Junction U.S. 1 in Toombs County
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Purpose
Georgia's GRIP Corridor has several major purposes:
- Economic development
- Connectivity in Rural Georgia
- Growth Opportunities
- Improve Transportation for Growing Areas
- Increase safety for rural travel
Status
As of November 2005, the following corridors are complete:
- Appalachian Developmental Highway
- South Georgia Parkway/U.S. 82
The following corridors are actively under construction:
- U.S. 319
- Golden Isles Parkway
The following corridors are actively being engineered and under construction:
- Fall Line Freeway
- Georgia 72
- Savannah River Parkway
- U.S. 19
- U.S. 1 and Georgia 17
- U.S. 27
- U.S. 441
- U.S. 84
The following corridors are being planned and/or engineered:
- Sunbelt Parkway/Georgia 133
- Power Alley/U.S. 280 (from U.S. 19 at Americus to Interstate 75 at Cordele)
- Georgia 32 (between Interstate 75 and U.S. 441)
- Georgia 40
The following corridors are currently inactive:
- Power Alley/U.S. 280 (from U.S. 82 east to Americus and from Cordele/Interstate 75 east to U.S. 80)
- Georgia 32 (from U.S. 82 east to Interstate 75 and from U.S. 441 to U.S. 25-341
- East-West Highway
- Georgia 15
- Georgia 125
More Information
For more information and the latest updates to the corridor construction, visit the Georgia GRIP Corridors page, which is sponsored by Georgia DOT.
Page Updated November 8, 2005.
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