Here’s some news that will make most people who sit in I-575 traffic something to cheer about. An amount of $1 million has been set aside by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to construct HOV lanes. GDOT’s website states, “The I-75/I-575 HOV project in northwestern metropolitan Atlanta is the Georgia Department of Transportation’s highest HOV priority.” The current idea is to put an HOV lane, one going in each direction, in the median of I-575. Here are some links to valuable information on the topic:

GDOT - Interstate 75 /Interstate 575 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes

The Northwest Corridor (I-75/I-575) High-Occupancy Vehicle/Bus Rapid Transit (HOV/BRT) Project