Over two million drivers travel its lanes daily which is absolutely mind blowing to think about. This interstate now consists of nerve-wrecking eight to twelve lanes which can be rather daunting too many — yet sometimes inevitable for the daily Atlanta commuter. Both traffic experts and commuters consider I dangerous for many reasons. According to Vox, in I witnessed more fatal accidents per mile than any other existing interstates.
It is estimated that there are on average eight fatalities every single day. These accidents are not always a driver-error, but a direct link to road rage. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety held a survey to find out how many people on average show signs of aggression while behind the wheel. Can you take a guess?
Drumroll please! One point on the interstate loop that is deemed tricky is where I leads into I If you make this drive frequently, you may find yourself up a creek without a paddle. This junction is dangerous due to its difficult turns combined with a large quantity of individuals who surpass the speed limit. Another challenging portion of the interstate is where I meets I with over 40 accidents having occurred at that specific interchange.
With this many people on the road at any given time, added with the usage of technology while driving causing distractions and constant roadwork, this all constitutes a cocktail for disaster. Interstate arcs southeast from Dunwoody through Doraville on the 2. SR Peachtree Industrial Boulevard , a freeway leading northeast to Norcross, meets the beltway at the ensuing exit.
North at. Interstate straddles the Tucker city line northward to Henderson Road. The succeeding split takes motorists onto a high flyover for I south toward Buckhead in Atlanta and north into Gwinnett County.
South at. All through trucks are directed to use the Perimeter Highway in lieu of I and the Downtown Connector. The distributor roadway Exit 95B to Interstate west travels at grade level through Spaghetti Junction. A two lane flyover Exit 95A takes motorists southward onto Interstate ahead of Tucker. Interstate travels 19 miles south from Exit 95A to I and 28 miles to converge with I again at College Park. A series of office buildings and business parks line both sides of Interstate 85 to the exchange with the Atlanta Beltway.
I arcs northwest through Doraville to Dunwoody and south to Tucker and U. Exit 95 carries all traffic in unison from Interstate 85 north for the Perimeter Highway inner loop to I east and Augusta and the outer loop to I north and Chattanooga.
Diagrammatic sign outlining the two lane flyover for I north and the lower ramp for I south. Two miles north of Interstate 85 Exit 61 on I southbound. The succeeding two exits of the beltway serve the city of College Park.
In addition to connecting Atlanta with Montgomery, I south also serves the city of Columbus and Fort Benning via connections with Interstate I turns east beyond Exit 61 to run alongside I in a dual freeway configuration. Exit 60 departs from the inner loop of Interstate one mile ahead of I Two lanes part ways from Interstate west for I But at the same time, it is hard to imagine Atlanta could thrive without such a road system, painful as the construction was to those living intown,.
Some states, Virginia being one example, have widened existing 2-lane highways to 4-lanes, with a median, and built interstate-like bypasses of a few miles around more congested areas, in parts of the state far from an interstate.
That is less controversial than acquiring new right of way along a new path. Those have been up and running for how long now? Southside, traveling contra-peak flow on northbound on I at 4 pm Tuesday, I observed southbound I traffic was moving decently though with delay. The toll lanes were virtually empty at a couple hundred vehicles per hour for the pair of them. You must be logged in to post a comment.
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