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Highway 141 Project Moves Along Slowly

I got an e-mail not to long ago from a guy who was wondering about some construction up in Forsyth County. Here’s what john wrote:

“What exactly is the time line for finishing road work on 141 from exit 13 on 400 to John’s Creek? It seems like they could have built this road five times by now!”

When Was the Last Time You Checked Your Spare?

Riding with Atlanta’s HEROs can be an exhilarating experience. There are lights, sirens, and you get up close to the chaos that can be wrought on Atlanta’s highways.

But the life of a HERO is often more benign.

Bus Driver’s Near Wreck Renews HOV Exit Ramp Scrutiny

By the end of this summer left-hand HOV exits all over Atlanta will have better signage. That’s after recommendations from the Federal Highway Administration.

Commuter Says McDonough Intersection: ‘Deadly’, ‘Dangerous’, ‘Unpredictable’

A McDonough woman e-mailed to tell me about an intersection in McDonough that really has her concerned. At the intersection of Jonesboro Street and Griffin Street, Lorraine says things can get a pretty crazy and dangerous.

Who ‘Rides’ With You?

Jumping on the excitement about the NCAA basketball tournament, our media partners over at Metromix have have started their own version of March Madness. They’re matching up radio DJs and drive-time talk shows in a bracketed tournament called “Mic Madness”.

Commuter Wonders About Lawrenceville Highway Construction

Janice Henck drives along Lawrenceville Highway near I-285 in Tucker all the time. She was pleased last year when crews began improving the roads. But in the fall, construction came to a halt and the road was left seemingly unfinished.

Sneezing Fit Causes Driver to Crash Into Ore. Home

Authorities said a sneezing fit caused 25-year-old Ramon Stephen Ayala to lose control of his vehicle Saturday and hit a home.

Track ‘Stimulus’ Projects Online

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this: Georgia is expected to get over $1 billion as part of President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

About $932 million will go toward highway transportation projects and about $144 million will go for public transportation.

HOV to HOT Lanes on I-85: Want to Learn More?

The Georgia Department of Transportation has scheduled several meetings to discuss the conversion of I-85’s HOV lanes to HOT lanes in DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties. For more information about these meetings, click the headline above.