Locations & Schedules

Ramp meters are programmed to come on only when the freeway traffic reaches a certain level, so the actual hours of operation may vary somewhat from day to day. Also, if traffic on the ramp becomes too long, the meter may shut off temporarily to allow the traffic to flush out.

I-285 North side

• Eastbound between I-75/Cobb and Peachtree Dunwoody Rd - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Westbound between Buford Hwy and GA 400 - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Westbound between GA 400 and I-75 - 1:30 to 7:00 pm
• Eastbound between Roswell Rd and Spaghetti Jct - 1:30 to 7:00 pm

I-285 East side

• Northbound between I-20 and Spaghetti Jct - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Southbound between Spaghetti Jct and I-20 - 2:00 to 7:00 pm

I-285 West side

• Northbound between I-20 and I-75/Cobb Cloverleaf - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Southbound between I-75/Cobb Cloverleaf and I-20 - 2:00 to 7:00 pm

I-85 in Gwinnett

(also includes ramps at Chamblee Tucker and North Druid Hills)

• Southbound between Pleasant Hill and N Druid Hills - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Northbound between N Druid Hills and Indian Trail - 2:30 to 7:00 pm

I-85 Southside

(Flat Shoals, SR 138, SR 74, etc)

• Northbound between SR 74 and Riverdale Rd – 6:30 am to 8:30 am
• Southbound between Flat Shoals and SR 138 – 4:30 to 6:30 pm  

I-75/85 Downtown Connector

• Southbound between Tenth St and University Ave - 12:15 to 7:00 pm (Tenth St ramp meter also operates 6:30 to 10:00 am
• Northbound between University and Spring St - 6:15 to10:00 am (Fulton St, MLK Jr Dr, JW Dobb and Freedom/Intl also operate 2:30-7:00 pm)

I-75 North inside I-285

• Northbound between Brookwood and Cumberland Blvd- 3:45 to 7:00 pm
• Southbound between Cumberland Blvd and Brookwood - 6:15 to 10:00 am

I-75 in Cobb County

• Southbound between SR 92and Windy Hill - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Northbound between Windy Hill and SR 92- 2:00 to 7:00 pm

I-75 South side (Clayton/Henry Co)

• Northbound between SR 138 and Forest Pkwy - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Southbound between Forest Pkwy and SR 138 - 4:15 to 7:00 pm

I-575 Cobb and Cherokee Co

• Southbound between SR 92 and Barrett Pkwy - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Northbound between Barrett Pkwy and SR 92 - 3:00 to 7:00 pm

I-285 SOUTh and Southwest sides

(Cascade, Camp Creek, etc)

• Southbound between I-20 and Riverdale Rd - 4:00 to 7:00 pm
• Northbound between Riverdale Rd and I-20 - 6:15 to 10:00 am. (MLK Jr Dr ramp meter also runs 4:00-7:00 pm)

I-20 West side (Holmes Dr, Lowery, McDaniel, etc)

• Westbound between I-75/85 and Holmes Dr - 3:00 to 7:00 pm
• Eastbound between Holmes Dr and I-75/85 - 6:15 to 10:00 am.

I-20 East side

(Candler, Flat Shoals, Moreland Ave, etc)

• Westbound between I-285 and Boulevard - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Eastbound between Capitol Ave and I-285 - 3:00 to 7:00 pm.

GA 400 North end

(Old Milton to McFarland)

• Southbound between McFarland and Old Milton - 6:15 to 10:00 am
• Northbound between Old Milton and McFarland - 3:30 to 7:00 pm

US 78 in DeKalb

(North Druid Hills to West Park Place)

• Westbound between West Park Place and Brockett Rd. - 6:30 - 9:15 am
• Eastbound between North Druid Hills Rd. and Hugh Howell Rd. - 4:00 - 6:30 pm

Again, the meters have been programmed to only come on when freeway traffic is dense enough to warrant turning on the meters. Therefore, it is possible that you may encounter a meter that is off during the above hours. If so, proceed down the ramp without stopping. Merge with usual caution.

Ramp Meter Deployment Schedule

The Department has successfully deployed 156 of the proposed 165 new ramp meters at selected interstate interchanges throughout Metro Atlanta.

The remaining corridors are scheduled to come online in 2010 in the following order: