For months, hundreds of trees along Ga. 400 have been cut down ahead of expected construction to begin next year on the $4.6 billion express lane project on the north metro corridor.
The Georgia Department of Transportation said the tree clearing is taking place along the 16-mile highway, starting in the Chattahoochee River area — from Exit 6 to Exit 8 — because that’s where construction is expected to start next summer.
The tree clearing is currently on pause as crews remove and haul out remaining debris as part of cleaning operations, but will resume in spring…