Drivers Will Soon Be Able To Cruise New Express Lanes In Metro Atlanta
In an effort to ease traffic that drivers face, express lanes will run along parts of I-75 and I-575 in Atlanta’s northern suburbs. “You can get from point A to point B probably faster … definitely faster during rush hour, during a peak time,” said Natalie Dale, spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Transportation.
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The Georgia Department of Transportation says it plans to finish its project with the highest price tag to date by the end of summer.
The Northwest Corridor project, which started in 2014, has a price tag of nearly $834 million. The express lanes will run along parts of I-75 and I-575 in Atlanta’s northern suburbs.
“You can get from point A to point B probably faster … definitely faster during rush hour, during a peak time,” said Natalie Dale, spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Dale said two lanes will run from I-285/Akers Mill Road to the I-575 split. Another lane will carry up I-75 to Hickory Grove Road and another will run down the middle of I-575.
But it will cost: the new, reversible lanes will have a variable toll, which means it will be based on how many people are using the lanes at the time. The express lanes also will have limited access points.
Dale said GDOT’s next big project is already underway: widening I-85 from Hamilton Mill Road to State Route 53. It’s part of a larger initiative called the Major Mobility Investment Program.
The MMIP is 11 projects GDOT plans to have completed by 2030 to help reduce traffic congestion.
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