The commute from west Cobb and Paulding counties to Interstate 75 got a bit easier this week when a long awaited stretch of road connecting Macland and Windy Hill roads opened.

The 2.2-mile, four-lane highway, known as the Windy-Mac connector, cost $27.9 million. Drivers can now bypass some of the traffic-clogged roads that have become common in recent years.  The connector begins at the intersection of Macland and Powder Springs roads, goes under Callaway Road near Jim Miller Park and brings drivers to the intersection of Austell and Windy Hill roads.

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

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