Radial Freeway Strategic Improvement Plan

Overview

Traffic congestion on metro Atlanta highways is a serious threat to the region’s environmental and economic well-being. Fighting congestion is a top priority of Atlanta's transportation officials. In response to this threat, Georgia DOT is systematically evaluating Metro Atlanta's highway system. The Radial Freeway Strategic Improvement Plan (RFSIP) is a key step toward a comprehensive understanding of the transportation system’s current and future needs.

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Study Area

The study area includes I-75, I-575, SR 400, I-985, I-20, I-85, U.S. 78, and I-675, as well as adjacent routes and interchanges which may be impacted by improvements to these routes.

Program Information

• Project Tasks
• Corridors

  Corridor Resource Guides (CRGs) document the current (2007) and forecasted (2030) travel conditions along the eight corridors that are part of the Radial Atlanta Strategic Improvement Plan. The CRGs also provide details on programmed and planned projects along those sections of corridors included in the Atlanta Regional Commission's (ARC) Envision6 Regional Transportation Plan. Click on a corridor below to see its CRG.

  GA 400 I-20 Eastbound I-20 Westbound I-575

  I-75 Northbound I-75 Southbound I-85 Northbound I-85 Southbound

• Project Updates

  After baseline models were developed and calibrated for the radial freeways, the modeling approach details were presented to a group of technical stakeholders from the jurisdictions and transportation agencies in the metropolitan Atlanta study area. This meeting was held in March of 2009. The meeting minutes and presentation are available for review below:

  • Workshop Overview
  • Stakeholder Workshop Summary

Contacts

Please contact a member of the Radial Freeway Strategic Improvement Plan team to request additional information or ask questions.