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By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT Crews in Georgia are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel as they work to complete the $834 million Northwest Corridor Express Lanes (NWC) project. Designed to improve traffic flow and increase options for motorists and individuals using transit and registered van- pools, the project will reportedly provide reliable trip times, create jobs and bring economic benefits to area residents when completed next year. “The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes project [NWC] is the largest tolled highway improvement project in the state of Georgia today,” said Stephen Lively, Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) program delivery manager, major projects. “We are working to add new tolled express lanes next to the existing general purpose lanes along a 30-mile stretch of I-75 outside the Perimeter from I-285 in Cobb County to I- 575 in Cherokee County.” Work began in October 2014. As part of the ongoing con- struction, two new express lanes will be built to the west of the existing lanes along I-75 between I-285 and I-575. From that interchange, one new express lane will be added along I-75 north to Hickory Grove Road, and another new express lane will be added along I-575 to Sixes Road. The lanes will be managed by dynamic priced tolling, allowing drivers the option to pay a toll to bypass congestion. The project is part of the Georgia DOT’s Georgia Express Lanes system, a network of toll lanes alongside existing interstates in some of the most congested corridors around metro Atlanta. “The NWC project scope is impressive. There are 30 miles of new reversible express lanes, including 39 bridges [5.3 miles in total length], one of which is Georgia’s longest land bridge at 1.13 miles. The project is approximately 50 percent paved asphalt and 50 percent concrete, with the lanes being barrier-separated and reversible. The express lanes will operate southbound in the morning , in the direc- tion of Atlanta, and northbound in the evening,” said Lively. The NWC project is following a Public-Private- Partnership (P3) design-build-finance delivery method. Total project cost includes the design-build contract, right-of-way and Georgia DOT administrative and agency costs. The NWC project is considered a critical piece of a strategic transportation plan to provide options for more reliable travel times, with benefits to both transit and registered vanpool customers in one of the region’s busiest thoroughfares. Rapid growth in population and employment in the Northwest Corridor is expected to continue through 2035. Unless significant improvements are made to the transporta- tion system to accommodate this growth, congestion is likely to increase even more, with a further loss in mobility for cor- ridor residents and employees. The overall mission is to provide transportation improve- ments that respond to growth concerns by addressing trans- portation capacity deficiencies, providing additional trans- portation choices, improving mobility and connectivity between activity centers, and reducing single-occupancy vehicle travel while avoiding or minimizing adverse envi- ronmental impacts. “This project is located approximately 10 miles north of metro Atlanta, which is home to about five and a half million people,” said Lively. “Each day, approximately 450,000 vehicles move through the I-75/I-285 interchange, which is at the southernmost point of the project. The project itself cuts through Cobb County and a small portion of Cherokee County to the north of the project. “Georgia DOT hopes this project will serve to provide a choice for motorists to use the express lanes when needed. The general purpose lanes will always remain open to travel without a toll. In addition, individuals using transit and reg- istered vanpools will be able to travel in the lanes toll-free.” Lively said the project is 80 percent complete, and on tar- get to finish by summer 2018. One year from opening to traf- fic, it remains on schedule and on budget. Georgia’s Northwest Corridor 80 Percent Complete GEORGIA STATE EDITION A Supplement to: Your Georgia Connection: Rich Olivier, Atlanta, GA • 1-800-409-1479 Bainbridge Macon Albany Athens Atlanta Augusta Columbus Rome Savannah Valdosta Thomasville Moul- trie Tifton Blakely Cuthbert Cordele McRae Douglas La Grange Ameri- cus Milledgeville Dublin Oak Park Lyons Dorchester Waycross Bruns- wick Pearson Statesboro Swainsboro Griffin Madison Cornella 75 75 75 16 16 20 20 85 59 185 95 85 27 19 441 441 441 441 19 19 27 82 27 82 82 341 341 1 301 301 84 84 84 319 82 1 129 1 see NWC page 4 ® “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” September 27 2017 Vol. XIX • No. 20 GDOT photo Crews in Georgia are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel as they work to complete the $834 million Northwest Corridor Express Lanes (NWC) project.
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By Cindy RileyCEG CORRESPONDENT
Crews in Georgia are beginning to see light at the end ofthe tunnel as they work to complete the $834 millionNorthwest Corridor Express Lanes (NWC) project.Designed to improve traffic flow and increase options formotorists and individuals using transit and registered van-pools, the project will reportedly provide reliable trip times,create jobs and bring economic benefits to area residentswhen completed next year. “The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes project [NWC]
is the largest tolled highway improvement project in the stateof Georgia today,” said Stephen Lively, Georgia Departmentof Transportation (DOT) program delivery manager, majorprojects. “We are working to add new tolled express lanes next to
the existing general purpose lanes along a 30-mile stretch ofI-75 outside the Perimeter from I-285 in Cobb County to I-575 in Cherokee County.”Work began in October 2014. As part of the ongoing con-
struction, two new express lanes will be built to the west ofthe existing lanes along I-75 between I-285 and I-575. Fromthat interchange, one new express lane will be added alongI-75 north to Hickory Grove Road, and another new expresslane will be added along I-575 to Sixes Road. The lanes will be managed by dynamic priced tolling,
allowing drivers the option to pay a toll to bypass congestion.The project is part of the Georgia DOT’s Georgia ExpressLanes system, a network of toll lanes alongside existinginterstates in some of the most congested corridors aroundmetro Atlanta.“The NWC project scope is impressive. There are 30
miles of new reversible express lanes, including 39 bridges[5.3 miles in total length], one of which is Georgia’s longestland bridge at 1.13 miles. The project is approximately 50percent paved asphalt and 50 percent concrete, with thelanes being barrier-separated and reversible. The expresslanes will operate southbound in the morning , in the direc-tion of Atlanta, and northbound in the evening,” said Lively.The NWC project is following a Public-Private-
Partnership (P3) design-build-finance delivery method. Totalproject cost includes the design-build contract, right-of-wayand Georgia DOT administrative and agency costs. TheNWC project is considered a critical piece of a strategictransportation plan to provide options for more reliable traveltimes, with benefits to both transit and registered vanpoolcustomers in one of the region’s busiest thoroughfares.Rapid growth in population and employment in the
Northwest Corridor is expected to continue through 2035.Unless significant improvements are made to the transporta-tion system to accommodate this growth, congestion is likelyto increase even more, with a further loss in mobility for cor-ridor residents and employees.The overall mission is to provide transportation improve-
ments that respond to growth concerns by addressing trans-portation capacity deficiencies, providing additional trans-portation choices, improving mobility and connectivitybetween activity centers, and reducing single-occupancyvehicle travel while avoiding or minimizing adverse envi-ronmental impacts.“This project is located approximately 10 miles north of
metro Atlanta, which is home to about five and a half million
people,” said Lively. “Each day, approximately 450,000vehicles move through the I-75/I-285 interchange, which isat the southernmost point of the project. The project itselfcuts through Cobb County and a small portion of CherokeeCounty to the north of the project.“Georgia DOT hopes this project will serve to provide a
choice for motorists to use the express lanes when needed.The general purpose lanes will always remain open to travelwithout a toll. In addition, individuals using transit and reg-istered vanpools will be able to travel in the lanes toll-free.”Lively said the project is 80 percent complete, and on tar-
get to finish by summer 2018. One year from opening to traf-fic, it remains on schedule and on budget.
Georgia’s Northwest Corridor 80 Percent Complete
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GDOT photoCrews in Georgia are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel as they work to complete the $834 millionNorthwest Corridor Express Lanes (NWC) project.
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