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State breaks ground on new I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 today

Construction of a new I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 is expected to take three years.
Construction of a new I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 is expected to take three years.
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Nov 3, 2016

In the future, a rebuilt I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 could cut travel time for hundreds of thousands of commuters.

But first will come three years of construction on one of the busiest stretches of highway in Atlanta. That construction officially gets under way today, when Gov. Nathan Deal and a slew of state and federal officials break ground on the new interchange in Sandy Springs.

The $800 million project may involve evening and weekday lane closures and occasional weekday closures. When it’s done, the interchange will be almost as big as Spaghetti Junction – where I-285 meets I-85 northeast of Atlanta – with four flyover bridges.

The state also will add two-lane access roads along I-285 and Ga. 400 to help handle the 420,000 vehicles that pass through the interchange each day.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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