Pay Attention to Changes on the Abernathy/GA400 North Ramp

Please be aware: the Abernathy Road ramp to GA400 northbound will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16 to establish a new traffic pattern.   The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to open a new Abernathy ramp to GA400 northbound once the closure is complete.   Dates may change due to weather or other factors.… Read More »

Ramp closures for Transform 285/400 (Pay attention if you drive on 285 in the Perimeter Area)

The Georgia Department of Transporation wants drivers to be aware of upcoming closures of exit ramps from SR 400 northbound and southbound to I-285 westbound.

These ramp closures will have a big impact on traffic on and around Ashford Dunwoody Road at I-285.

The closures will allow crews to complete work necessary for opening the new I-285 westbound collector-distributor (CD) lane between Peachtree Dunwoody Road and Roswell Road on or before Monday, August 2, at 5 a.m.Read More »

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Dunwoody Traffic Alert ~ Vermack Road Closure Scheduled for Friday (March 8) 

The City of Dunwoody’s contractor needs to close Vermack Road one more time in order to complete utility backfill that was suspended by last Sunday’s rain. Weather permitting, the north end of Vermack Road (between Dunwoody Square and Mount Vernon Road) will be closed at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 8th. DeKalb County Schools are closed on Friday, which will help reduce the impact of this closure.… Read More »

Temporary road closures Vermack and Manhasset Dr beginning 8:30 AM Friday

The City of Dunwoody is completing major utility tie-ins for the Mt. Vernon Road and Vermack Intersection project.  As such they have scheduled a road closure beginning at approximately 8:30 AM on Friday morning, March 1st.   Please plan to take alternate routes during this time.

1)      The north end of Vermack Road (between Dunwoody Square and MVR) will be blocked during this 72-hour period

2)      The south end of Manhasset (from MVR to the St.… Read More »

Peach Pass

Note from Audra:

If you ever drive North on I-75 you need a Peach Pass.  My friend Carol drove 5 DHS Varsity Baseball Moms to a game at North Cobb High School on Friday afternoon and we zoomed over the new Peach Pass ramps in record time.  We all joked about feeling as if we were on a roller coaster and waved at the cars in thick traffic down below us headed in the same direction.… Read More »

I-285 toll lanes could harm Georgetown, says Dunwoody council member

New toll lanes to be built along I-285 could hurt some homeowners, businesses and a beloved recreation center in Dunwoody’s Georgetown neighborhood, according to a City Council member. But nobody yet knows the details of the Georgia Department of Transportation’s “I-285 Top End Express Lanes” project, creating an uncertainty that is frustrating city officials.

“This is my most hated project ever,” City Councilmember Lynn Deutsch said in an interview.… Read More »

Brookhaven’s Ashford-Dunwoody/West Nancy Creek intersection work to start

Note from Audra:  I rode through this intersection yesterday and it is a mess!

Work will begin in November on adding turn lanes and making traffic signal improvements at the busy intersection of Ashford-Dunwoody Road and West Nancy Creek Drive in Brookhaven.

The City Council last month approved a $250,000 contract with CME LLC to install new left-turn lanes on West Nancy Creek Drive in the eastbound and westbound directions.… Read More »

GDOT To Close Abernathy Road, GA-400 Entrance Ramp this weekend

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — The Georgia Department of Transportation will close a segment of Abernathy Road and the Ga. 400 northbound entrance ramp from the road for the next two weekends in Sandy Springs, the agency said.

Abernathy Road will be closed from Glenlake Parkway/Mercedes-Benz Drive to Ga. 400, GDOT said. Crews will also close a segment of Glenlake Parkway and the Ga.… Read More »

Intersection Improvement Project at Mount Vernon Road and Vermack Road/Manhasset Drive

Note from Audra:  I literally go through this intersection 5 times per day sometimes, as do my neighbors.   I figured it would help everyone to know the current status:

Current Project Phase – Initial Tree Clearing & Utility Coordination

An Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County will be required for this project for the replacement of the water main along this section of the Mount Vernon Road corridor. … Read More »