A Bartow County jury has awarded a county landowner $1.7 million after he challenged the Georgia Department of Transportation’s condemnation of his property at the intersection of a state highway and Interstate 75.

The jury reached its verdict—$1.5 million in damages and an additional three years of interest that increased the judgment to $1,723,000—after deliberating less than two hours on Feb. 3, said Cartersville attorney Brandon Bowen. He represented landowner Eddie Mills.