Sunday, November 27, 2011
The Georgia Transportation Board will use a new website and Facebook and Twitter, as well as the old standards of radio and television, to give future updates on inclement weather and road conditions.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Residents in Suwanee and elsewhere in Georgia will now be able to get updates of inclement weather and road conditions from the Georgia Department of Transportation via Facebook, Twitter and a newly designed website. A preview of the new inclement weather section of the department’s website was a highlight at the November meeting of the Georgia Transportation Board. The page went live Nov. 17 and can be viewed at www.dot.ga.gov/winterweather. In addition to the new webpage, social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter will be used to distribute information in the event of severe weather. These communication tools will be manned by staff from GDOT for who might find it easier to follow weather alerts and updates through social media…
Thursday, September 8, 2011
In a surprise move, the state Transportation Board chairman announced that DOT Commissioner Vance Smith tendered his resignation Wednesday.
In a surprise move, the Georgia Transportation Board chairman Wednesday announced the resignation of Vance Smith as commissioner of the Department of Transportation. “I have today accepted the resignation of Vance Smith as commissioner of the Department of Transportation,” state transportation Board Chairman Rudy Bowen said in a press release. He went on to announce that Smith had appointed the department operations director, Keith Golden, to the position of deputy commissioner prior to his resignation. In keeping with state law, the deputy will serve as interim commissioner. Smith will remain as an advisor to the department until the end of the year. According to the release, Golden will begin his new duties immediately. The Atlanta …
Monday, August 29, 2011
There will be no construction-related lane closures from 5 a.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. but GDOT officials urge caution nevertheless.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Motorists traveling through Georgia on Labor Day won’t have to contend with traffic delays due to construction. The Georgia Department of Transportation announced it would suspend all construction-related lane closures from 5 a.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Officials, however, are urging motorists to use caution nevertheless as traffic is expected to be heavy. Also, crews may still be working close to highways and some long-term closures may be required in the interest of safety. In addition, accident management or maintenance-related lane closures remain a possibility. “We’ve averaged nearly 2,000 accidents across our state during recent Labor Day weekends,” Transportation Commissioner Vance C. Smith, Jr., said in a press …
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Project will open a route from Satellite Boulevard to Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Updated Aug. 26, 2011 McGinnis Ferry Road's new four-lane extension over I-85, which will provide major traffic relief for Suwanee, will open mid-morning Tuesday, Aug. 30, officials announced Thursday. "This project is coming to a close," Georgia DOT engineer Randall Davis said in a media release. The $20.7 million project, which uses federal stimulus funds, has been going since planning began in the early part of the past decade. The chief feature is a 2.67-mile, four-lane extension that runs over the interstate just east of Satellite Boulevard; there is no freeway access from this bridge. "The extension will operate almost like a bypass for the interchange of I-85 and SR 317 (exit 111). If the interstate isn’t your destination, you can …
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Electronic sticker will be commuters' ticket to ride in the high occupancy toll lanes.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Attention Suwanee commuters. Are you planning to use the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes later this year? Motorists intending to travel in what are currently HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lanes may now register for the Peach Pass -- a small electronic sticker that will be used to bill motorists for their time in the HOT lane. For the past several months, the Georgia Department of Transportation has been working to convert the HOV lanes to HOT lanes. The $11.7 million project includes the installation of tolling technology and equipment, new signs and new sign structures along 16 miles of I-85 express lanes in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties. The HOT lanes will run along I-85 between Shallowford Road and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road (exit 111) …
Monday, July 4, 2011
No work planned for the holiday weekend.
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Monday, July 4, 2011
As part of the conversion of the existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-85 to High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes, the Georgia Department of Transportation will continue work to install more than 60 signs along the I-85 corridor this week. Daytime and nighttime work is planned. Traffic pacing may occur between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. This week, as weather permits, one or two segments of the HOV or inside lanes along the median wall in both directions will be closed during the overnight hours. Northbound lane closures will take place between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. and southbound closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Up to three lanes could be closed after midnight. Traffic will be paced one to three times as needed. Overnight lane closures …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
New lanes have been completed in some areas.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Suwanee commuters already are benefiting from the McGinnis Ferry Road project at Interstate 85. Lanes of traffic are open for motorists on Burnette Road heading toward Satellite Boulevard. And work continues on new lanes on Old Peachtree Road near Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. The project, which involves more than $20 million in land deals and construction costs, is scheduled to be completed in September. Federal stimulus funds also were used. The Georgia Department of Transportation work also involves extending McGinnis Ferry Road over I-85 via a four-lane bridge, which will connect Satellite Boulevard with such streets as Gwinco Boulevard and provide a quicker route to cities such as Lawrenceville.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Georgia DOT continues work on HOV lanes.
The Georgia Department of Transportation has advised that work along Interstate 85 this week will require closure of some HOV lanes in Gwinnett County. Daytime work along the median wall will close the lane in some locations in both directions. Work hours northbound are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and southbound work hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The locations are: Monday, April 11: From Sugarloaf Parkway to north of Old Peachtree Road. Tuesday, April 12: From south of Shallowford Road to Chamblee Tucker Road and a second work zone from Boggs Road to Sugarloaf Parkway. Wednesday, April 13: From Steve Reynolds Boulevard to north of Pleasant Hill Road. Thursday, April 14: From Indian Trail Road to Steve Reynolds Boulevard. Friday, April 15: From …
Monday, April 4, 2011
Several Gwinnett cities and CIDs submit requests to state, ARC officials.
Suwanee officials have submitted a transportation "wish list" for two projects totaling $6.8 million to state transportation officials and the Atlanta Regional Commission. "Context sensitive reconstruction" of Buford Highway from Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road to McGinnis Ferry Road is one item, with an estimated price tag of $5.8 million. Also on the list is pedestrian crossings on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, at $1 million. And the McGinnis Ferry Road bridge extension over I-85 is on the list, technically as a Gwinnett County project. That effort is scheduled for completion in September. Suwanee is one of several Gwinnett County cities and Community Improvement Districts to submit a total of 73 proposed projects. This was done in advance…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Existing HOV lanes operational until this fall when the Express Lane system opens.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Work on the Interstate 85 Express Lanes project in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties continues this week. Lane closures are scheduled to occur during the day and throughout the weekend as weather permits, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. Daytime work along the median wall will close the HOV lane in one or two locations in both directions weekdays this week. Work hours northbound are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and southbound work hours at from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. between peak commute hours. Lane closures did not occur Monday because of rain. The weekday schedule for this week includes: The work plan requires lane closures northbound and southbound weeknights Tuesday and Wednesday. Both directions of the High Occupancy Vehicle lane…
cybermullah
9:45 am on Thursday, September 8, 2011
This politcally appointed Board did not get their way so they probably ask him to leave. more ›