Submitted information:
As we all know, the northern portion of Interstate-285 is one of the most heavily-traveled and congested highways in the country. Georgia Department of Transportation staff seeks to improve traffic flow and safety with the Major Mobility Investment Program.
You are invited to GDOT public information open house meetings Jan. 23-30 to discuss the I-285 Top End Express Lanes and I-285 Advanced Improvement Projects. The open houses in Cobb will be held noon-2 p.m. and 4:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Gallery at Cobb Galleria. These are important projects in our area and residents should attend to provide their input.
The open houses will discuss proposed improvements for the northern I-285 corridor including: the I-285 Top End Express Lanes and three of the six I-285 Advanced Improvement Projects: I-285 Westbound Auxiliary Lane Extension, the I-285 Westbound Collector-Distributor Lanes and the I-285/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Interchange Improvements.
Meeting information:
- Thursday, Jan. 23
Noon – 2 p.m.
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
City Springs, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs- Tuesday, Jan. 28
Noon – 2 p.m.
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 1978 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody- Thursday, Jan. 30
Noon – 2 p.m.
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The Gallery at Cobb Galleria, 1 Galleria Parkway Southeast, Atlanta
Georgia DOT also released today the following visualization of what the project may look like when it’s complete:
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Hoo boy, here we go again. 10 years of traffic jams so rich people can ride above it all.
That video’s a hoot and a total waste of ten minutes. For starters, even if they closed down 285 all the way with construction, there would be more DOT-related traffic on there than what’s shown there. In some cases, it’s elevated and cannot be used for getting around wrecks or anything else. In other places, they’re using existing lanes, which has never made sense to me. We have a traffic congestion problem, so let’s take out a lane or two to make it better.
This project is slated to cost $4.2 Billion … and we all know what happens to government initial estimates. I really hope that they build a road and nobody comes … or, if they do, that they don’t stay for long. This is a major waste of money that could be much better used in many other ways.