The Brief
- The goal is to improve traffic flow between the MARTA North Springs Station at Exit 5C in Fulton County and Exit 12 in Forsyth County.
- Anyone with a Peach Pass will be able to use the lanes, which will operate similarly to existing express lanes on Interstates 75, 85, and 285.
- According to the Department of Transportation, this project is expected to save Atlanta commuters a total of 19,000 minutes per day.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it is providing Georgia with a multi-million-dollar loan to add express lanes on Georgia 400 and enhance MARTA operations in the area.
Georgia 400 construction
What we know:
The loan—up to $3.8 billion—will be awarded to a partnership between GDOT, the State Road and Tollway Authority and State Route 400 Peach Partners.
New lanes will be added in both directions along a 16-mile stretch of Georgia 400. The goal is to improve traffic flow between the MARTA North Springs Station at Exit 5C in Fulton County and Exit 12 in Forsyth County. Peach Partners will also contribute $75 million toward future bus rapid transit improvements. MARTA will operate the future BRT system, which is expected to share the express lanes for approximately 12 miles.…