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Northwest Corridor

Express Lanes

Update

Joe Carpenter, P.E. Division Director of P3

Committee of the Whole

February 14, 2018

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Presentation Overview

• Northwest Corridor Express Lanes Overview

• Project Progress

• Access Points

• Incident Management and Emergency Response

• Next Steps

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Northwest Corridor Express Lanes Overview

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Northwest Corridor Construction Status

Current Bridge

ConstructionSouth of Windy Hill Road

Express Lanes

Nearly CompleteI-575

Roadway

Construction

on Schedule

Schedule:

Opening to traffic

90% Complete

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Northwest Corridor Express Lanes

NWC GroundbreakingOctober 2014

A Peach Pass is needed

to use the Express Lanes

Reversible lanes

29.7Miles of newly

constructed roadway

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NWC Express Lanes Benefits

Improves interactions

between roadway usersEliminates bottlenecks

Improves infrastructure

Sustains or advances

national or regional

economic growth

Reduces barriers

separating workers from

employment centers

Provides more choices

and reliable trip times

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Regional Transit Wins with Georgia Express Lanes

No additional cost totransit providers and riders

Increased trip reliability

3,200+ current daily passengers

173 current daily bus trips

24% of Xpress bus trips currently utilize Express Lanes

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Current and future Park-and-Ride locations connect to Georgia Express Lanes and boost transit opportunities.

Regional Transit Wins with Georgia Express Lanes

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Xpress Horizon Service Plan

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I-75 South Metro Express Lanes Success

NWC GroundbreakingOctober 2014

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I-75 South Metro Express Lanes Success

NWC GroundbreakingOctober 2014

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Project Progress

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Groundbreaking October 2014

NWC GroundbreakingOctober 2014

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Northwest Corridor Construction –On Schedule

• 36 complete

• 3 under construction

• 96% (210 of 219) bridge deck spans complete

• 62 complete

• 6 under construction

39 Bridges: 68 Retaining Walls:

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I-285/I-75 Interchange

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I-75/I-575 Interchange

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I-75 at Windy Hill Road

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I-75 Bridge over Delk Road

July 2016 January 2018

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Express Lanes over I-75 Southbound

January 2017 January 2018

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Bridge Deck at I-75/I-285 Interchange

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Paving Work at I-75 near Allgood Road

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I-75 N towards Akers Mill Road

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Access Points

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Northwest Corridor Access Points

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Express Lanes Access – I-75 South Metro

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Dedicated Access – Big Shanty Road

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Dedicated Access – Big Shanty Road

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Dedicated Access – Hickory Grove Road

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Slip Ramp Access – I-575

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Express Lanes Gates – I-75 South Metro

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Incident Management and Emergency Response

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Emergency Access Gates

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Incident Response: Training Underway

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Transportation Management Center

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Preparations for Operationsand Pricing

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Coordination with Stakeholders

Fire/

Emergency

Services/

HERO

COBB COUNTY

Cobb County

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“Go Live” Committee

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ITS Systems Installation

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Next Steps

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Upcoming Activities

Minor roadwork

Finalizing pricing

and ITS systems

Roadwork, pricing and ITS

activities

Bridge 11

Bridge 1, left and right Bridge 5

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Questions

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Program Contact and Information

Joe Carpenter, P.E.

Division Director of P3

Project Information

www.dot.ga.gov/DS/GEL/NWC

http://www.dot.ga.gov/DS/GEL/NWC