Express Lane Project Meetings On Jan. 14, 16 In Sandy Springs

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — The Georgia Department of Transportation will host two meetings with parents and staff at Sandy Springs schools to discuss how proposed express lanes on Ga. 400 and Interstate 285 could impact their operations.

Meetings are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School at 8100 Roberts Drive and Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Riverwood International Charter School at 5900 Raider Drive NW.

GDOT staff members will provide an overview of the project, and outline the timeline and the potential impact to the Fulton County schools bordering the highways. The meetings will focus primarily on the GA-400 projects since the I-285 projects are still under development, FCS said in a message sent to parents in December. The same information will be provided at both meetings, so you will only have to attend one.

GDOT's project is part of the state's Major Mobility Investment Program, and would install two express lanes in each direction on I-285 from I-75 to I-85 and on Ga. 400 from I-285 to McFarland Parkway.

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Information has been distributed to parents of students attending five schools bordering Ga. 400 and I-285 that could be impacted by the project: Dunwoody Springs, Woodland, and Heards Ferry elementary schools; Sandy Springs Middle School; and Riverwood International Charter School.

FCS also sent a message to school families notifying them about the project and GDOT's plans. The school system said it has been in talks with the Georgia DOT to "express concerns about student and staff safety, particularly how close the express lanes would be to existing school property."

You can learn more about the system's concerns by clicking here.

See also: Proposed Express Lanes Could Impact Sandy Springs Schools

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