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georgia
Logistics Georgia Builds 41 Miles of Toll-Free Truck-Only Lanes on I-75; GDOT Expects High Usage
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) released a construction timeline for a 41-mile, toll-free truck-only lane project on northbound I-75. Construction begins in 2027 with completion by the end of 2032, at an estimated cost of $3.5 billion. The project targets the tenth-worst truck bottleneck in the U.S. at McDonough, Georgia, where truck traffic accounts for nearly 30% of average daily volume.
Logistics Savannah opens Brampton Road Connector, final piece in $126M port truck traffic project
The Port of Savannah has completed the Brampton Road Connector, the final piece of a multi-project effort to improve truck access and reduce congestion. The four-lane highway links gate 3 at the Garden City terminal directly to Interstate 516, eliminating the need for trucks to use local roads with railroad crossings and multiple turns. The project is part of a series that also includes the Jimmy Deloach Parkway, I-16/I-95 interchange rebuild, Highway 307 overpass, and Grange Road upgrade.