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I-75 at Akers Mill Road Express Lanes Access Point Opens
Construction on the Interstate 75 at Akers Mill Road New Express Lanes Ramp project in Cumberland, Ga., got started in 2021.
By Irwin Rapoport
C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. has delivered the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) $26.5 million Interstate 75 at Akers Mill Road New Express Lanes Ramp project in the city of Cumberland (Cobb County), an initiative that began in October 2021. The project provides motorists with new access to and from Akers Mill Road at I-75 and the I-75/Interstate 575 Northwest Corridor Express Lanes. Crews achieved open-to-traffic status on Jan. 24, 2025, for the Northwest Corridor’s 12th and newest access point and, like the others, is improving mobility and trip-time reliability facilitating direct flow to and from the Cumberland Community Improvement District (Cumberland CID), a major commercial and residential activity center. The ramp serves southbound express lane users as an exit in the mornings and northbound express lane users as an entrance in the evenings. The project began approximately 400 ft. south of the existing Akers Mill Bridge over I-75 and ends approximately 275 ft. south of the existing Windy Ridge Parkway Bridge over I-75.
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Crews put finishing touches on the express lanes on Interstate 75.