I-75 South Metro Reversible Toll Lanes(Stockbridge, McDonough,Locust Grove, Clayton County)Traffic Improvement or Bust (Atlanta: spring break, buses)

[oobanks]

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

[SAAN]

Will be like 85, it will only help the people who want to pay to ride in them and GRTA if the buses can run in them.

[oobanks]

Originally Posted by SAAN

Will be like 85, it will only help the people who want to pay to ride in them and GRTA if the buses can run in them.

Guess it could go either way. This one is suspose to be Different from I-85, Reversible Lanes with Flyover Ramps and slip Ramps, Located in the Median with Barrier Walls, First of its kind in Georgia.

[sedimenjerry]

Originally Posted by oobanks

Guess it could go either way. This one is suspose to be Different from I-85, Reversible Lanes with Flyover Ramps and slip Ramps, Located in the Median with Barrier Walls, First of its kind in Georgia.

Sounds like the HOV lanes I've seen in Houston and Dallas. Separate exits, completely separated lanes from the mainlines.

[tikigod311]

Originally Posted by sedimenjerry

Sounds like the HOV lanes I've seen in Houston and Dallas. Separate exits, completely separated lanes from the mainlines.

It is similar.

I guess it's going to work, but it seems pretty short (starts at I-675 and end at 155, I think). I'm not completely familiar with the traffic patterns in the area, but it doesn't seem like these lanes will avoid some of the big bottlenecks. Could be wrong.

[jonas.smith1]

Being a Henry county resident, I am upset that this is the best that GDOT could do for the traffic issues on I-75. The previous poster said he doesn't know the traffic patterns ... well I do! Personally I avoid 75 as much as possible. Like any other area, Friday is generally the worst. The flaw with this build, is peak traffic is affected on both sides. Morning traffic issues normally head into Atlanta/Northside in the AM...afternoon traffic issues flow into Henry county in the afternoon rush hour. The problem is while Southbound might be backed up everyday from Mt. Zion Rd/or SR 138 to Jodeco Rd. Northbound can also be backed up from Jodeco Rd. to Bill Gardner Pkwy. (basically the entire stretch of 75 through the county). Having said that, with these new reversible lanes, they will run south into the county (from ATL) in the afternoon), even though many times northbound is backed up badly (especially around Spring Break, and Holidays(check google maps sometimes)). I even emailed the project coordinator several times, SENT MAPS OF HOW THE TRAFFIC LOOKED AND THE NORMAL FRIDAY TRAFFIC, PROVING MY POINT ABOUT THE ABNORMAL TRAFFIC FLOWS (DUE TO BEING THE FLORIDA GATEWAY), NO REPLY!!


Tried to post a Friday typical traffic map from google hope it works

[oobanks]

Originally Posted by jonas.smith1

Being a Henry county resident, I am upset that this is the best that GDOT could do for the traffic issues on I-75. The previous poster said he doesn't know the traffic patterns ... well I do! Personally I avoid 75 as much as possible. Like any other area, Friday is generally the worst. The flaw with this build, is peak traffic is affected on both sides. Morning traffic issues normally head into Atlanta/Northside in the AM...afternoon traffic issues flow into Henry county in the afternoon rush hour. The problem is while Southbound might be backed up everyday from Mt. Zion Rd/or SR 138 to Jodeco Rd. Northbound can also be backed up from Jodeco Rd. to Bill Gardner Pkwy. (basically the entire stretch of 75 through the county). Having said that, with these new reversible lanes, they will run south into the county (from ATL) in the afternoon), even though many times northbound is backed up badly (especially around Spring Break, and Holidays(check google maps sometimes)). I even emailed the project coordinator several times, SENT MAPS OF HOW THE TRAFFIC LOOKED AND THE NORMAL FRIDAY TRAFFIC, PROVING MY POINT ABOUT THE ABNORMAL TRAFFIC FLOWS (DUE TO BEING THE FLORIDA GATEWAY), NO REPLY!!


Tried to post a Friday typical traffic map from google hope it works

I have to Totally Agree with you on that one. Both Sides get Heavy Congestion and having the Reversible lane will only relieve one side of the Freeway at a time. Especially for Evening Commutes and the Weekends, so it will only probably help slightly in that case.

[jonas.smith1]

To add to that, if Henry does rebound, and starts growing again..... more pain on 75.... although its not as bad as 75 in Cobb. Still, Georgia hasn't been very proactive with the growth!

[oobanks]

Originally Posted by jonas.smith1

To add to that, if Henry does rebound, and starts growing again..... more pain on 75.... although its not as bad as 75 in Cobb. Still, Georgia hasn't been very proactive with the growth!

So True, its about building more Dense and Transit Frendly, Something Georgia has not Typically done, expecially in the Suburbs.

[mattee01]

Guess you guys are gonna have to start embracing some kind of rail in the burbs. Highways can't be widened forever.