By Knox Bardeen on Aug 15, 2007 in Traffic | 0 Comments
Sitting on I-575 heading down to the city can be a pain in the rear in morning traffic. And let’s not get started about the evening drive home. While I can’t make traffic any easier on you commuters, I can tell you about a new phone service that will give you traffic information to help with your driving decisions. And best of all, it’s free.
On Wednesday, the state began Georgia 511 — a free phone service that provides traffic and travel information to commuters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers connect to the system by dialing 5-1-1 from any landline or mobile phone. Callers can get statewide traffic conditions, route-specific information and details on road or lane closures due to construction, incidents or weather. Estimated travel times are available for major roads within metro Atlanta. And connections are available to transit providers, major airports, rideshare organizations, tourism information and 511 systems in neighboring states.
By Knox Bardeen on Apr 5, 2006 in Traffic | 0 Comments
There will be a town meeting on Thursday, April 13th at the City of Woodstock Community Center to discuss the impact of the new Rope Mill Interchange.
- Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Address: 103 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, GA, 30188
By Knox Bardeen on Nov 20, 2005 in Traffic | 2 Comments
The new interchange at Rope Mill is going to do more than effect traffic for the Towne Lake area. It’s bringing developers, like Cousins Properties and other shopping centers, office space and residential development.
By Knox Bardeen on Oct 24, 2005 in Traffic | 2 Comments
In a letter from the Georgia Department of Transportation, the city of Woodstock received approval for a full diamond interchange at Woodstock Parkway. Timing is unknown for this 13 million dollar project, which will be constructed at the old Rope Mill Road to relieve traffic at the Towne Lake Parkway interchange.
By Knox Bardeen on Oct 10, 2005 in Traffic | 1 Comment
The Woodstock City Council, which meets on Tuesday, October 11th, is expected to shy away from a proposed plan to turn the Towne Lake exit on Interstate 575, exit 8, into a “split diamond”. It appears the city may be moving back towards the plan of developing a full diamond exit at Rope Mill Road. Experts conducting traffic studies will address the council Tuesday at 7:00 PM at City Hall.
By Knox Bardeen on Aug 22, 2005 in Traffic | 0 Comments
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
