Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has ordered a temporary halt to non-emergency construction activity in a large part of the city to make it easier for highway work crews to rebuild the collapsed Interstate 85 bridge.
An executive order Reed issued late Monday suspends work between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday in an area extending from downtown Atlanta to Continue reading at the Atlanta Business Chronicle.… Read More »
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout Metropolitan Atlanta and Statewide continue this weekend, weather permitting.
Major projects of interest that will likely impact traffic are the resurfacing projects on I-75/I-85 (Downtown Connector) and I-75, I-20, and Northwest Corridor. The lane closures will likely result in delays.
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Brookhaven, GA, Mar. 30, 2017 – The City of Brookhaven Police Department and key administrative staff have been working throughout the evening to address the traffic ramifications caused by the interstate collapse in Atlanta.
Brookhaven Police established a command post to coordinate traffic issues in Brookhaven. As conditions improved, the command post was deactivated at 9:45 p.m. … Read More »
GDOT released the two maps to re-route commuters from Piedmont and I-85, as well as the following guidelines:
Artist’s rendering depicts the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange after its reconstruction is completed four years hence. Off-duty police officers from Sandy Springs and Dunwoody will provide security for the project. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Read more at the AJC.com
The Atlanta Braves and Cobb County officials released a traffic plan for game days and announced additional game day parking spaces, a Braves-operated game day shuttle, the launch of A-List season parking sales and new partnerships with Uber and Waze. Continue reading at The Atlanta Business Chronicle.… Read More »
Work on the I-285/SR400 Interchange Improvement Project Requires Nightly Lane Closures and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) contractors will perform work for the Transform 285/400 interchange project at night, typically from 8 p.m., until 6 a.m.
One lane of I-285 eastbound between the Long Island Drive underpass to Ashford-Dunwoody Road will be closed during the night Nov. 10-17. The closures, which will run 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., are part of the preliminary work for the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange reconstruction project, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. For live traffic […]
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Gov. Nathan Deal and state transportation officials broke ground Thursday on an $800 million project hailed as the “center puzzle piece” of a broader overhaul of Interstate 285 and Georgia 400.
In what Deal described as a “slightly unconventional” setting for a groundbreaking, he ceremonially launched an ambitious makeover of the I-285/Georgia 400 interchange during a ceremony on the 32nd floor of the “King” building, in full view through picture windows of the interchange far below. … Read More »
The North Peachtree Corridor between Davantry Road and Mount Vernon Road has qualified for Traffic Calming improvements per the city’s Traffic Calming Policy. The city received an initial petition with signatures from 20% of the affected residents and conducted a speed study, which showed that the 85th percentile for speed is 36 mph along one segment measured.… Read More »
A ceremonial groundbreaking for the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange reconstruction project is slated for Nov. 3, according to the state Department of Transportation. But early preparation work is already underway, and major construction affecting traffic likely won’t begin until February, according to GDOT spokesperson Jill Goldberg. The groundbreaking will feature Gov. Nathan Deal and GDOT Commissioner […]
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The Dunwoody paving program is scheduled to continue to the following streets in the coming weeks: Bethesda Trail, Bishop Hollow Run, Congress Court, Georgetown Way, Kellogg Springs Drive, North Springs Court, Old Georgetown Trail, Old Springhouse Court, Orleans Court, Orleans Way, Rochelle Court and Sancroff Court.
Paving on Chamblee Dunwoody Road from Roberts Drive to Womack Road is nearing completion.… Read More »
A 2.5-hour forum about the new Braves stadium’s traffic impacts on Sandy Springs, held Sept. 21 at Riverwood International Charter School, drew about 250 residents, the mayor, state legislators, a Cobb County commissioner and a state Department of Transportation board member. What the forum didn’t have was the Braves. Reed Haggard, president of the Riverside […]
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Parking at Dunwoody High School is one of the hottest local topics I’ve seen in quite some time. I want to see if the Aha! Subscribers can help solve the problem. I’m not looking for rude comments…but rather real suggestions for ideas on how to improve the situation. I’ve included Dunwoody Talk’s opinion article about the issue and opened up the comments section of my website for you to add your ideas. … Read More »
The city of Sandy Springs is considering a $250,000 purchase of a house at 380 Hammond Drive, which would be its sixth such “protective buy” of residential property for a possible road-widening project. So far this year, the city has spent nearly $2 million buying 372, 390, 418, 521 and 550 Hammond. The 380 Hammond […]
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