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Gateway85 freight logistics study nears completion

Gateway85 is nearing completion of its Freight Transit Study, which has identified more than 200 potential projects. (Courtesy Gateway85)
Gateway85 is nearing completion of its Freight Transit Study, which has identified more than 200 potential projects. (Courtesy Gateway85)
By Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Oct 8, 2020

Gateway85′s Freight Transit Plan is approaching completion. The Community Improvement District anticipates the plan and recommendations will receive approval from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) in the near future.

The study has identified more than 200 potential projects, including intersection improvements, pedestrian upgrades, roadway operational projects and more. The study primarily reviewed the area south of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and west of I-85, identified as a freight-intensive cluster by the ARC.

Among the findings, the study concludes that the CID’s primary freight needs are aimed at “reducing number and severity of crashes, repairing the transportation network, increasing road capacity and network redundancy, and improving intersection and roadway operations.” Other needs include truck parking and land use within the CID.

Based on these findings, Gateway85 has developed an interactive project map showing potential projects: www.gateway85.com/portfolio/freight-transit-study/.

This study and plan is a partnership between Gateway85 CID, ARC, and Gwinnett County.

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