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Traffic signal hiccup causes backup at Northridge and Ga. 400

August 19, 2015 - Sandy Springs - A roundabout at the intersection with Northridge Road and Somerset Ct. is being constructed as part of a project to provide additional capacity and operational improvements to the GA 400 ramps at Northridge Road. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM

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Credit: Andria Brooks

August 19, 2015 - Sandy Springs - A roundabout at the intersection with Northridge Road and Somerset Ct. is being constructed as part of a project to provide additional capacity and operational improvements to the GA 400 ramps at Northridge Road. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM
By Andria Brooks
Feb 16, 2016

A malfunction with a southbound ramp meter that allows traffic to trickle onto Ga. 400 from Northridge Road caused a major backup on Tuesday morning.

A technician was working on the issue Tuesday and that the ramp meter will be fixed by Wednesday morning's rush hour, according to a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation.

The ramp meters had been out of service for a little more than a year while construction has been ongoing at the interchange. It was reactivated last Monday, according to Natalie Dale, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Transportation.

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