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1
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