11:19 AM EDT, 06/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Smith-Midland ( SMID ) said Wednesday it was awarded a $7.5 million noise wall contract for a Georgia Department of Transportation project.

Smith-Midland South Carolina will make over 4,700 noise wall panels for the I-285/I-20 interchange project, the company said.

The panels will help reduce noise levels for homes and companies along that route east of Atlanta, it said.

Smith-Midland ( SMID ) shares were rising more than 7% in recent trading.

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