Georgia DOT Wants To Extend HOT Lanes in Gwinnett
The extension would take the lanes from Old Peachtree Road to Hamilton Mill Road.
Attention! Gwinnett commuters. The I-85 HOT lanes may be extended another 10 miles northward soon. According to wsbtv.com, the state Department of Transportation wants to extend the toll lanes from Old Peachtree Road near Suwanee to Hamilton Mill Road in the Dacula and Buford areas. Two public hearings will be held in March, one in Gwinnett, for DOT officials to present their plans, according to the report. The work could begin in 2014 and be completed in three years. "The design work proposal is under way that would pick up the express lane that currently ends at Old Peachtree," GDOT spokesperson Teri Pope told WSB. "The great thing about this project is that it’s new construction. We'll be adding that express lane. It will not take …
