Note from Audra: If you live in a neighborhood near 285 and/or 400 then you really need to pay attention to this.
New toll lanes on I-285 and Ga. 400 could tower 30 feet or higher over neighborhoods on elevated ramps, eat into back yards, and plug major interchanges into such local Sandy Springs streets as Mount Vernon Highway and Raider Drive in a state conceptual design that could start construction within five years.
The “managed lanes” could have massive impacts on neighborhood character, local traffic and mass transit options, but the concepts remain largely unknown to the general public. Continue reading at Reporter Newspapers.
