At least one lane in each direction of the perimeter is expected to remain closed for at least eight months while crews repair the bridge.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Transportation closed lanes on Saturday in areas where traffic on Interstate 285 and Georgia 400 is already a bottleneck.
GDOT plans to close one lane of I-285 westbound between Roswell Road and Ashford Dunwoody Road for at least eight months. Construction began two weeks before him in the same area along Interstate 285 eastbound.
The 11Alive crew was hit by heavy traffic in both directions on Saturday afternoon. GDOT asks people not to drive around unless absolutely necessary. That’s something the small business owner knows well, having lived in the area for over a decade.
Daniel Saleh knows all about Atlanta traffic. Even the Gyro Bros co-owner and his customers have more traffic to deal with.
“We have been here for over 10 years and Roswell Road has always been a zoo.
“We look forward to seeing traffic return to normal,” said Saleh.
Normal traffic patterns do not occur immediately.
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GDOT reports that driving along the perimeter can more than triple your commute time.
“I hear this is one of the worst highway crossings in the country,” Saleh said. from work. “
A perpetual optimist, Saleh is still trying to find the silver lining of sticky situations.
“Most of our business is drive-thru, and a lot of our customers are also construction work that comes here, and they’re always good people,” Saleh said.
The project is not expected to be completed until June 2023 at the earliest.
“That means the sooner the better,” said William Walker.
William Walker works next to Daniel at another local business and is also affected by the ongoing construction. He has to change his routine, but he doesn’t have to complain, he said.
“I have to leave early, maybe 15 minutes before, but I can’t complain at all,” Walker said.
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In the meantime, Saleh plans to continue feeding construction workers and awaiting final results over the next few months.
“It’s great to see taxpayers’ money spent on something so nice that I use it every day. Of course, it’s going to be tough for the foreseeable future.”
More driving time means less time with his wife and his 10-year-old rescue beagle, Saleha says, but he knows his commute will be smoother once all the work is done.
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