I-75 South Metro Reversible Toll Lanes(Stockbridge, McDonough,Locust Grove, Clayton County)Traffic Improvement or Bust (prices, moving)

[oobanks]

Been seeing a lot of Commercial Construction in the Henry area lately, new stores and shops, etc. Just wondering if any of it an affect of the Express lanes

[GA5mom]

Here is an update on the toll lanes. Estimated opening is the first quarter of 2017. The article also discusses the safety questions.
Public safety prepares for I-75 express lanes through Henry County | News | henryherald.com

[oobanks]

Great info GA5mom. This actually answered some of my questions.

[architect77]

And the light poles they chose are hideous...tall pole with tiny little decorative arm for the light, totally out of scale...

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by architect77

The light poles they chose for southern I-75 reversible lanes are hideous. Standard height poles with tiny angled arm for the light.

Also there is a new sign bridge down there that is as crooked at the one near jimmy carter Blvd.

I'm going to beg GDOT to level up these gantries for years if that's what it takes.

They look like something you'd see on Hee-Haw.

Originally Posted by oobanks

Agreed, the light post do look a little flimsy... But who knows, they may be nice and bright...

Originally Posted by architect77

And the light poles they chose are hideous...tall pole with tiny little decorative arm for the light, totally out of scale...

Knowing Georgia they probably think you should be on your hands and knees praising them for even installing light poles as most of the suburban metro interstates / freeways do not have them. The only ones that do are I-85 North to GA 316 and I-75 north (only in certain sections) to GA-5 Canton Hwy.

I have already pleaded GA-DOT to add more lamps around our suburban freeways but they pretty much told me its the cities / county responsibility, in otherwords; I hope you can drive in the dark.

[oobanks]

I will say this,, people really need to slow down in these Toll road construction areas. Was in the area the other day and someone flew past me doing about 100 on I 75 in that construction zone. Seems as though people speed up faster in the area for some reason when they know construction barriers are up..was a 9 car accident the other day in the area

[GA5mom]

The 9-car accident killed a high school student from one of the local high schools and sent 4 others to the hospital. Such a terrible tragedy. Apparently a tractor-trailer lost control. The construction zones, particularly around exits 221-218 are just flat out scary. The lanes are so narrow, shifting all over the place over very uneven surfaces. The lane lines are vague at best and there is no shoulder. You're just crammed on top of each other right up against the giant wall. There is no room for error, not an inch. More should be done to make those areas safe to drive through, truly.

[oobanks]

Originally Posted by oobanks

I-75 South Metro Express lanes, Economic boom or bust for the region, Major Traffic Improvement or Not???

The True Reality on this will soon be revealed in 3 to 4 months or less, but for now... " Complete Traffic Nightmare,,, like every day!!!"

[oobanks]

The time has almost come, guess we will see how it goes. Peach Pass center open in Locust Grove | Local News | jacksonprogress-argus.com Henry County receives funding for park-and-ride lot on Jonesboro Road | News | henryherald.com Warning gates to stop wrong-way traffic on new I-75 reversible express lanes | News | henryherald.com

[oobanks]

I must say the New I-75 South Metro Express Lanes have been very effective, especially Today... Don't know about anyone else's commute, but mine was Great!!!