ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to add new express lanes along a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 285 on the west side of Atlanta, a project aimed at easing congestion for the more than 150,000 drivers who use the corridor each day.

I-285 Westside Express Lanes project explained

The backstory:

The proposal, known as the I-285 Westside Express Lanes project , would add two barrier-separated express lanes in each direction between Mt. Wilkinson Parkway in Cobb County and Benjamin E. Mays Drive in Fulton County . Georgia DOT officials say the updated design replaces an earlier plan for a single buffer-separated lane in each direction and is expected to improve travel times, boost transit reliability, and reduce gridlock across one of metro

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