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Distracted driving in metro Atlanta: Tell us your horror stories
A driver was killed when his car crashed into a MARTA bus Oct. 21 in southwest Atlanta. Statistics from the Georgia Department of Transportation show 1,561 people died on Georgia roads last year. JOHN...
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Support for mass transit in metro Atlanta: A county-by-county breakdown
As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last week, a new Atlanta Regional Commission survey found support for expanding public transit is on the rise in metro Atlanta. The “Metro Atlanta Speaks”...
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Tell us: Are metro Atlanta express lanes making traffic better?
The I-75 South Metro Express Lanes in Clayton and Henry counties are just some of the new lanes coming to metro Atlanta over the next decade or more. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM As The Atlanta...
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Georgia Dome implosion to shutter some MARTA lines Monday
Monday’s implosion of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta is expected to disrupt MARTA service for several hours. The dome is slated for demolition at 7:30 a.m. Monday. MARTA’s blue and green lines run...
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Georgia DOT: Why building free lanes won’t solve metro Atlanta’s traffic mess
The Northwest Corridor – under construction in Cobb and Cherokee counties – is part of a planned 120-mile system of metro Atlanta toll lanes. (Photo by Phil Skinner) As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
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Metro Atlanta commuters speak out on highway toll lanes
The I-75 South Metro Express Lanes in Clayton and Henry counties are just some of the new lanes coming to metro Atlanta over the next decade or more. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM As The Atlanta...
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Construction will lead to nightly closures of I-985 in Gwinnett County this...
The Georgia Department of Transportation will close a portion of northbound I-985 in Gwinnett County at night this weekend as construction continues on new I-85 express lanes. All northbound lanes of...
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Georgia DOT official praises response to last week’s winter storm
State transportation officials say last Friday’s winter storm traffic jam was caused by high traffic volume – not poor road conditions. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM Preparation, hard work and...
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Georgia DOT’s early Christmas gift for travelers: No construction
Hitting the road this weekend? The Georgia Department of Transportation has an early Christmas present for you. To ease traffic congestion, GDOT has suspended construction-related road closures on...
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The biggest Atlanta traffic story of 2017? Duh
The I-85 bridge caught fire and collapsed March 30. (Channel 2 Action News) The year’s end is a time to take stock – to remember what happened and, sometimes, to marvel at what you endured. 2017 gave...
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Georgia transportation official gets more praise for I-85 bridge reconstruction
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry. (Miguel Martinez/MundoHispanico) Georgia’s top transportation official continues to collect accolades for his handling of the collapse...
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Metro Atlanta transit funding: MARTA’s proposed solution
As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported, the General Assembly will consider increasing state funding for mass transit this year. And some lawmakers want to reshape the oversight of transit...
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Do you support requiring Georgia drivers to use hands-free cell phone...
Traffic fatalities rose by a third in Georgia from 2014 to 2016. Experts say distracted driving is a leading cause. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday,...
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Georgia DOT preps state highways for winter weather
The Georgia Department of Transportation is applying brine to state highways in all counties north of Macon. FILE PHOTO BY JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM The Georgia Department of Transportation is prepping...
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Georgia DOT: Why 2 inches of snow is sometimes harder to plow than 12 inches
Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com One storm dumped up to 12 inches of snow on parts of metro Atlanta, and most highways were cleared in a few hours. The other blanketed the region in about 2 inches of...
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The envelope please … This Atlanta highway interchange wins the award for...
Jason Getz/AJC It’s awards season, and Atlanta can justifiably boast about its ties to some of this year’s Oscar nominees. But the region has won at least one award that it probably won’t be bragging...
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Commission: Transit funding one of metro Atlanta’s top challenges
Transit funding and governance tops the Atlanta Regional Commission’s list of challenges facing the metro area, the agency announced Wednesday. Preparing for autonomous vehicles and accommodating...
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Report confirms Atlanta has some of the world’s worst traffic
In case the bumper-to-bumper traffic isn’t enough to convince you that Atlanta has some of the world’s worst traffic, a new analysis confirms it. The 2017 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard, released...
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How bad is Atlanta traffic? It depends on how you look at it
Jason Getz/AJC As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday, a new report has confirmed Atlanta has some of the world’s worst traffic. The INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard found metro...
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Could north Fulton MARTA tax concerns scuttle November transit vote?
Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann expressed her support for the General Assembly’s efforts to aid transit expansion at a press conference Tuesday. But in an interview with the AJC, Hausmann...
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