ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation March 13 announced the immediate implementation of a series of safety enhancements to its seven high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) interchanges and left-hand exit ramps.

Additional and larger signage, more raised pavement markers (RPMs), and more striping will be added to the ramps, all located in the metropolitan Atlanta area on Interstates 75 and 85.

Work will begin Wednesday, March 14 at the Interstate 75 southbound HOV exit ramp at Northside Drive. Measures to be implemented there are:

• Widen existing skip striping at the bottom of the ramp to 10 inches,

• Add word “EXIT” after HOV diamond at bottom of exit ramp (delineated with RPMs),

• Increase the size of “STOP AHEAD” signs to 48 inches,

• Add 2nd set of “STOP AHEAD” pavement marking words (delineated with RPMs),

• Increase the size of “STOP” sign to 48 inches,

• Widen striped gore area at terminus of ramp to at least 6 feet and add another 48-inch “STOP” sign in gore (delineated with RPMs),

• Add raised concrete island in the median on Northside Drive,

• Add two-directional large arrow warning sign (60 inch x 30 inch) on fence on south side of Northside Drive, and,

• Add 10-inch corrugated delineators on entire length of south side Northside Drive barrier wall.

DOT crews will begin similar work on HOV left-hand interchanges at Spring Street (Williams Street) SB, Piedmont Avenue NB, Memorial Drive NB, and C.W. Grant Parkway NB and SB, all on the Downtown Connector, as well as Lindberg Drive SB on I-85 and Akers Mill Road NB on I-75. (The exact enhancements to be placed at these locations will be determined on a ramp-by-ramp basis.)

The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to both its citizens and its environment. For general information on the Georgia DOT, please visit our website (www.dot.state.ga.us).

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