I-285/Georgia 400 interchange makeover gets go-ahead

Source:  The Atlanta Business Chronicle

A planned $1.1 billion overhaul of the Interstate 285/Georgia 400 interchange moved an

important step forward Wednesday

when a State Transportation Board committee signed off on the project.

The committee with jurisdiction over the agency’s public-private projects unanimously approved a resolution committing up to $907 million toward the work – $838 million in estimated construction costs plus contingencies. The full board is expected to approve the resolution Thursday.

“This is a historic day,” committee Chairman Rudy Bowen said. “We’re acting on … the biggest [highway] project ever in Georgia.” Continue reading at The Atlanta Business Chronicle.