The morning commute on part of Georgia 400 is improving, according to state transportation officials. About two weeks ago, the Georgia Department of Transportation opened the shoulder on part of the highway to help ease traffic.
During the morning rush hour, drivers can utilize the new “flex lane” on GA 400 Southbound between Holcomb Bridge Road and the North Springs MARTA station. At first, traffic seemed to slow down. But GDOT spokesperson Jill Goldberg says early data show that’s changed.
“First couple of days, we knew that drivers would be a little bit wary of the unknown,” Goldberg says, “There’d be some confusion of just not knowing how to use it. But, those seem to have leveled out and the times now have been improving continuously.”
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