T-SPLOST Defeat Big Setback for Transit Projects

Days after metro Atlanta voters emphatically rejected the T-SPLOST, many high profile transit projects appear all but dead barring action by state lawmakers.

In the wake of the T-SPLOST defeat, state transportation officials say local projects in metro Atlanta will be put under intense scrutiny moving forward.

Georgia Department of Transportation board member Dana Lemon says the emphasis will be on existing infrastructure.