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Considered one of the state’s most significant transportation upgrades, the $1.25 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project will benefit the entire metro Atlanta region when it’s completed in 2030. The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is overseeing the multi-year undertaking, which will provide more efficient traffic flow and address one of the worst truck bottlenecks in the nation. By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see WEST page 6
GDOT’s Major SR 400 Express Lanes Construction Set to Begin
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The project, the largest transportation infrastructure effort in Georgia’s history, is aimed at improving long-term mobility along the SR 400 corridor in Fulton and Forsyth counties.
Major construction on the State Route 400 Express Lanes Project will begin in April 2026 under a partnership between the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and SR 400 Peach Partners LLC. The project, the largest transportation infrastructure effort in Georgia’s history, is aimed at improving long-term mobility along the SR 400 corridor in Fulton and Forsyth counties. Construction equipment is mobilizing, work zones are being established and phased traffic shifts are under way as crews start foundational work supporting the future express lanes. Early activities include new bridge construction and
upgrades to existing interchanges. All construction is currently expected to be completed by 2031. Project Scope The SR 400 Express Lanes Project will add optional tolled express lanes along approximately 16 mi. of SR 400 from the North Springs MARTA Station to just north of McFarland Parkway. Construction includes two express lanes in each direction between North Springs and McGinnis Ferry Road and one express lane in each direction from McGinnis Ferry Road to McFarland Parkway. see EXPRESS page 6