Tag Archives: toll lanes

DOT tries again on Northwest toll project

DOT will ask for bids on the long-discussed Northwest Corridor toll lane project for Cobb and Cherokee counties . . .

Tags: DOT , Nathan Deal , Northwest Corridor , toll lanes

Transportation Board pulls the plug on 75/575 toll project

The massive toll lane project for Cobb and Cherokee counties is cancelled by the State Transportation Board, leaving it with an uncertain future . . .

Tags: Brandon Beach , North by Northwest , public-private project , State Transportation Board , toll lanes

Political Notes – Feds say yes to water release limits, no to HOT lanes

Georgia officials get federal agreement to reduce water withdrawals from Lake Lanier, but not for passenger requirements in the Gwinnett County HOT lanes . . .

Tags: Army Corps of Engineers , Atlanta fundraiser , dredging permit , judgeship appointments , Lake Lanier , Nathan Deal , Nikki Haley , toll lanes

Political Notes – Cain says electric fence proposal a ‘joke’

Herman Cain says his proposal to curb immigration by installing an electric fence along the border that would kill people crossing into the U.S. was just a ‘joke’ . . .

Tags: electric fence , Herman Cain , immigration , John Carson , Lee Hawkins , Renee Unterman , Rick Austin , Robert Lamutt , special legislative elections , toll lanes

HOT-lane experiment hits some road bumps

Gov. Nathan Deal orders the tolls to be lowered on the new HOT-lanes that have been installed along I-85 in Gwinnett County . . .

Tags: Nathan Deal , SRTA , toll lanes

Board vote allows toll lanes project to move ahead

After a last-minute question from Gov. Nathan Deal is resolved, the State Financing and Investment Commission adopts a resolution clearing the way for a public-private toll lane project in Cobb County . . .

Tags: Cobb County , DOT , Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission , I-75 , Nathan Deal , Sam Olens , toll lanes

Political Notes — Georgia gets federal loan for toll project

Georgia gets a much-needed federal highway loan that will enable the Northwest Corridor toll lane project to stay on track . . .

Tags: Cherokee County , Cobb County , David Ralston , Kasim Reed , Medical Association of Georgia , Nathan Deal , Northwest Corridor , Ray LaHood , toll lanes , Vance Smith , water supply committee