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Major Mobility Investment Program
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is making major investments in the state’s transportation network to deliver projects that will meet a community need and deliver positive benefits to drivers and transit riders. The Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) projects focus on improving mobility in congested regions of the state with a vision to boost Georgia’s competitiveness. The projects identified will improve quality of life and build a better Georgia by creating additional capacity, improve freight movement, provide transportation improvements and efficiencies, enhance safety, and decrease travel times.
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Program Benefits
The MMIP delivers positive, societal benefits at a reasonable cost yielding a benefit of $1.10 for every $1 invested.
- Reduces travel times by 44% for transit vehicles
- Relieves traffic through a travel time savings of 15%
- Provides 45 minutes in trip-planning time savings
- Curbs vehicle emissions due to less congestion and more reliable travel times
- Reduces traffic fatalities and serious injuries due to less congestion
Expanding the Georgia Express Lanes Network
The MMIP will expand the Georgia Express Lanes network with the addition of express lanes on SR 400 and northern portion of I-285. The lanes are travel options for motorists and transit customers to bypass congestion for a free-flowing commute. Express lanes were adopted by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the State Transportation Board in 2013 as the solution to manage congestion in metro Atlanta as more people and businesses move to the region.
Express lanes are optional lanes, managed by pricing to combat congestion, that provide more reliable trip times, improve traffic flow, and support opportunities for existing transit services and inclusion of new transit opportunities. Georgia Express Lanes are considered transit lanes and Express Lanes Transit (ELT) allows current and future public transit providers that operate in these project corridors including Xpress, MARTA, and state-registered vanpools to use the express lanes free of charge. Transit riders and registered vanpool riders will only need to pay their standard transit rider fee. The future express lanes on SR 400 and I-285 are expected to greatly reduce congestion in the region for motorists, while also increasing on-time transit performance and accessibility.
For more information about Georgia Express Lanes, listen to Georgia DOT’s Ahead of the Curve podcast episode (Season 1, Episode 5).
Proven Success on the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes :
- Over 7.4 million trips were taken in the first year of operation
- Express lanes are 20% faster than the general purpose lanes during peak travel times
- Speeds in the general purpose lanes are up to 20 mph faster than before the express lanes opened
- Rush hour has been reduced by over an hour during the morning and evening commutes
Mobility Partnerships
- Georgia DOT is responsible for planning, constructing, maintaining, and improving the state’s roads, bridges, and interstates.
- Atlanta-Region Transit Link (ATL) Authority collaborates with regional transit authorities, such as MARTA, CobbLinc, Gwinnett County Transit, and Xpress, which are responsible for operations of heavy, light rail, and bus transit operations and the advancement of transit in the region.
- The State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) collects toll revenue from the currently operational express lanes and is responsible for operations of the Georgia Express Lanes network.
Accelerated Construction
The major mobility projects will be delivered through alternative delivery methods such as Design-Build and Public-Private Partnerships, allowing Georgia DOT to accelerate construction schedules. The projects will create additional capacity for more reliable trip times, more efficient movement of freight, safety improvements, and expanded multimodal options, including transit.
Contact Information
| MajorMobility@dot.ga.gov | |
| Phone | 404-347-0185 |
| Mailing Address | Georgia DOT – One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308 |