- SRTA Avoids Deviations From Express Lanes Operating Schedules
- State DOTs Are On Alert For An Active Hurricane Season
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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SRTA Avoids Deviations From Express Lanes Operating Schedules
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Gridlock Guy” column responds to readers who want to know why the State Road and Tollway Authority doesn’t use reversible toll lanes to relieve sporadic traffic congestion on I-75 south and northwest of Atlanta. SRTA tells the newspaper it’s reluctant to deviate from normal operating schedules designed around weekday peak period flows because of research showing that “regular users of the lanes bank on a routine.” Moreover, the seasonal increase in freight hauling and vacation travel means area traffic patterns are particularly unpredictable right now. In the time it takes to reverse the flow of traffic on an express lane, a slowdown may clear on its own or actually shift to the opposite side of the interstate.
Atlanta (GA) Metro Region Express Lanes Georgia Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) I-75 Northwest Corridor Express Lanes (Atlanta) I-75 South Metro Express Lanes (Georgia) State Road and Tollway Authority (Georgia)State DOTs Are On Alert For An Active Hurricane Season
AASHTO Journal reports, following federal predictions that a “highly active hurricane season” is possible this year, state transportation agencies “from Texas to New Jersey are preparing for worst-case scenarios to help citizens get out of town if a big storm ends up heading their way.” The article describes several states’ evacuation plans; the collaborative partnerships formed by DOTs in the southeastern US; and the drills organized to heighten implementation preparedness.
Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Mississippi Department of Transportation New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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