I-85 Express Lanes
Georgia was awarded a $110 million U.S. Department of Transportation Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) grant in 2008 to help fund a pilot project on I-85 to reduce congestion by employing transit enhancements, innovative technology and variable pricing. The initial phase of the demonstration project is the conversion of a 15-mile stretch of HOV lanes to High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes along I-85 from Chamblee Tucker Road in DeKalb County to Old Peachtree Road in Gwinnett County. The CRD implementation also will result in a total of $122 million for new transit activities—both in the I-85 corridor and throughout the metro Atlanta region.
This initiative is being implemented by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the State Road & Tollway Authority (SRTA), the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and a number of federal, regional and local transportation partners.
Click on the links below to download fact sheets providing more information about the project.
Congestion Reduction Demonstration Grant
Additional information is also provided at www.dot.ga.gov/I85ExpressLanes.