I-285, Georgia 400, I-85 updates

I-285/Ga. 400 interchange

Details: GDOT has been rebuilding the interchange connecting two of metro Atlanta’s busiest highways since 2017. The project also includes new lanes and bridges on both highways.

Cost: $800 million.

Timeline: The interchange will open to traffic by the end of the year.

ExploreAERIAL PHOTOS: New I-285/Ga. 400 interchange to open by the end of the year

What’s next: In a few weeks, GDOT will begin construction of I-285 bridges over Glenridge Drive, Ga. 400 and Peachtree Dunwoody Road. That construction will require I-285 to be reduced from five lanes to three in each direction from Roswell Road to Ashford Dunwoody Road. The reduction in lanes will continue through the end of the year. It could be a major traffic headache.

More information: https://transform285400-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/

I-85 widening, Phase 2

Details: One new lane in each direction from Ga. 53 in Braselton to just north of U.S. 129 in Jefferson.

Cost: $106 million

Timeline: Construction began in April and will finish in 2023.

What’s next: GDOT expects to begin construction on a third phase of I-85 widening — from U.S. 129 to U.S. 441 — next year.

More information: https://majormobilityga.com/projects/i85wideningphase2/

July 22, 2021 Sandy Springs - Aerial photo shows Ga. 400 (R-Northbound, L-Southbound), where toll lanes will be built on Thursday, July 22, 2021. North Springs MARTA station is shown on right. Sixteen miles of toll lanes stretching from the North Springs MARTA station to about one mile north of McFarland Parkway in Fulton and Forsyth counties. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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July 22, 2021 Sandy Springs – Aerial photo shows Ga. 400 (R-Northbound, L-Southbound), where toll lanes will be built on Thursday, July 22, 2021. North Springs MARTA station is shown on right. Sixteen miles of toll lanes stretching from the North Springs MARTA station to about one mile north of McFarland Parkway in Fulton and Forsyth counties.

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