Bill to crack down on toll lane abuse passes state House

SECONDARY PHOTO - January 27, 2017 Henry and Clayton County: The Express Lanes toll sign just north of Hwy 20 un McDonough, Georgia showed no charge as the new I-75 South Metro Express Lanes had their first rush hour test Monday morning, Jan. 30, 2017. The lanes opened Saturday. The two toll lanes are reversible - they’ll carry northbound traffic into Atlanta in the morning and southbound traffic out of town in the afternoon. Only motorists with a Peach Pass can use them, though they’ll be free for those with a pass for the first two weeks. “We have not had any issues and the lanes have been operating smoothly, without any incidents as of this time,” Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Jill Goldberg said late Sunday afternoon. Goldberg said the department would not have any statistics on how many people used the lanes for a week or so. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM