Under a public-private deal, the contractor will build and operate toll lanes on the eastern top of I-285 for 50 years.

Overtime, operating costs result in MARTA exceeding fiscal year budget.

That projected level of ridership would put a light rail system in Atlanta on par with those in cities such as Baltimore and Charlotte.

The Federal Transit Administration is investigating MARTA after several high-profile violent incidents.

GDOT is opting for roundabouts over traffic lights at hundreds of interstate interchanges and other high-traffic intersections across the state.

The settlement is for far less than the city has argued MARTA owed — $70 million. But it’s a lot more than the $865,000 that MARTA officials and its auditor argued was due.

An Instagram post erroneously said GDOT was auctioning off the land, causing more than 1,000 people to share or comment.

The daily cost is increasing by $2 per day next month, but it is still less than airport parking.

MARTA’s Board of Directors chose the interim director as the agency's new CEO. He has been with Atlanta's mass transportation agency for more than a decade.

MARTA interim CEO Jonathan Hunt joins transit leaders from Jacksonville and Washington, D.C., as finalists.