Toll Lanes Proposed For Several Major Roads

Gary Franklin

ATLANTA (AP) -- The staff of the Georgia Department of
Transportation is proposing that the state add toll lanes to
stretches of several major highways in metro Atlanta.

The proposals presented at a DOT work session on Wednesday
include stretches of Interstate 285 and parts of I-20, Ga. 400,
northern I-75 and I-575. An extension of Sugarloaf Parkway in
Gwinnett County is also included.

The state announced this week that it was abandoning its
partnership with the developer that originally proposed the
I-75/I-575 project.

DOT officials say a new law reorganizing transportation planning
made that change necessary and that putting the project up for
bidding would produce the best possible project.

The plans reportedly would include optional toll lanes alongside I-75 and I-575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties.

Associated Press

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