Overview

Overview

A Passion for Dirt

Grading for public infrastructure is serious business. As Georgia’s leading roadway contractor, we take it very seriously. Our project teams preplan extensively to manage the challenges that come with complex roadway projects—like ensuring public safety, minimizing the impact on traffic, and the sheer manpower needed to turn raw earth into roads that will serve the public for decades to come.

C.W. Matthews is the contractor of choice for many of Georgia’s largest highway projects, including the I-85 Widening, the I-16/I-75 Interchange, as well as many local infrastructure improvements including widenings, roundabouts, and intersections. Our decades of experience has deepened our understanding of roadway construction processes, from bid to completion. Over time, we’ve refined our abilities to coordinate traffic control, grade work, utilities, and related activities. This leads to safer, more efficient operations during construction, and the highest-quality product for the people of Georgia.

In 2022, we expanded into the water and sewer market by adding our very own Utilities Division dedicated to efficiently self-performing these tasks. A crucial step in road widening involves relocating underground utilities, setting up new water and sewer mains for projects of all sizes — road or residential. The decision to bring these services in-house empowered us to increase efficiency and we’re proud to bring this service to the greater Atlanta area and beyond.

Careers

Careers

Advance your Career with the C.W. Matthews Grading & Utilities Team

Company Growth

Widening Our Operations

Our capabilities just got even greater. We’ve leveled up our site work and heavy highway operations with the acquisition of Baker Constructors, Inc. Completing roadways to landfill projects that span from Virginia to Florida, this addition to the C.W. Matthews family will allow us to expand the scope and quality of our work, while adding like-minded employees to our people-first culture.

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Differentiators

What Sets Us Apart

Throughout our company history, C.W. Matthews has worked to consistently improve its operations, never willing to settle for the “old ways” of doing things. That’s how we’ve remained a leader in road construction in Georgia. We stand apart from other contractors by offering the following:

A Career in Grading & Utilities

“The roadway division has shown me that with a great work ethic you can go anywhere you want, not only inside the company but in life!”
Luis Romero
Luis Romero
Engineer
Working for the utilities division is an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic and supportive team where I can grow and make a difference every day.
Marcus Blanchard
Operator

Subservice

FULL-SERVICE GRADING FROM SURVEY TO FINISH

Our grading division is trained and equipped to self-perform all aspects of roadway construction. As the primary managing division on roadway projects, we’re the first on the job and typically the last to leave once it’s completed, serving as the primary interface between owners, utilities, and stakeholders. Our ability to self-perform the majority of work helps us coordinate the phases of construction and streamline our processes to complete work efficiently, without unnecessary delays.

Subservice

Professional Underground Utility Services

While our roadways keep everything moving above ground, our underground utilities keep everything moving below. C.W. Matthews provides critical installation, repair, and replacement of all underground utilities, including storm water systems, water lines, sewer lines, project site runoff and drainage systems, and more. Our commitment to providing high-quality, on-time and on-budget work makes us the leading utilities services construction provider in the area for commercial, industrial, municipal, and large-scale residential developments.

Our Wheelhouse

Grading
We use the latest tools and technology to ensure roads are graded to the exact specifications of the project design plans.
Widening
As Georgia grows and becomes more populated, much of C.W. Matthews’ work is widening existing highways to accommodate increased traffic.
Excavation & Utilities Installation
An essential piece of infrastructure, excavation and utilities installation ensures proper project site runoff and drainage, and reliable storm water systems, superior water and sewer line performance, and uninterrupted service of vital public utilities.
Aggregate Base
We use crushed rock, as well as recycled asphalt and concrete, to lay the base layer of our roadway projects.
Fine Grading
Once aggregate base-stone is placed, we level and compact to prepare for asphalt and concrete paving to begin.
Surveying
Our survey teams at C.W. Matthews use the latest tools and technology including GPS, drone technology, and robotic total stations to map projects with precision.
Water Main & Sanitary Sewer Systems
Our team is fully equipped to install water mains, gate valves, fire hydrants, water line connections, sanitary sewer and force mains.
Manhole Adjustments
After grade elevations are achieved, we lower or raise existing manholes to match the grade.

Featured Projects

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