Traffic is already horrific enough on the northside Perimeter.
Imagine what will happen when SunTrust Park opens next month, adding 41,000 fans and 13,000 cars to the fray.
Atlanta Braves and Cobb County officials say they’re prepared.
With rebuilt intersections, delayed game times, traffic apps and dispersed parking lots, officials say traffic may be bearable at the crossroads of I-285 and I-75.
Please read the full story about what to expect from SunTrust Park traffic.
March 23, 2017, Atlanta: Traffic negotiates closed lanes as construction continues on Windy Ridge Parkway to SunTrust Park on the bridge over I-75 on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.