Georgia
Georgia romance produces shakeup (PERSONNEL)
Posted Tue, 2008-04-22 19:59
The sex drive is complicating transportation policymaking in Atlanta GA. Georgia's State Transportation Board Chairman Mike Evans has resigned and Gena Abraham, CEO of the state DOT and of the State Toll Authority has been reprimanded for a love affair.
Abraham, 39 is a divorcee with a son, and Evans, 47 is a divorcee with two daughters.
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Georgia turmoil sees hold put on award of toll system upgrade contract to ETCC (UPDATED)
Posted Thu, 2008-02-21 21:00
Georgia State Road Toll Authority (GSRTA) is in turmoil with the removal of executive director Rosa Rountree. She seems to have lost out in a powerplay between the governor and the legislature over the future of the agency. The Governor has announced an intention to reorganize GDOT, GSRTA and other agencies. read more »
Local report of demise of Georgia toll projects exaggerated - new GDOT head reviewing (REVISED)
Posted Fri, 2008-01-11 16:50
Spokesman for the Georgia Department of Transportation, Crystal Paulk-Buchanan tells us her boss the new commissioner of transportation Gena Abraham is certainly reviewing toll projects in the state, along with non-toll projects. But she says a report quoting the Commissioner as saying "she might scrap the whole list of (toll) projects and start over" is flat wrong.739 words read more »
