GDOT Crews Begin Treating Roadways in Metro Atlanta
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation forces are now in full operation applying brine and spreading salt and gravel materials on the roadway. They are asking people to avoid major highways between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. so they can treat the roadways.
With temperatures expected to remain above freezing until 8 p.m., GDOT crews will apply brine on all lanes of all metro Atlanta interstates. Once that is completed, crews will move to Interstate 75 north in the northwestern part of the state.
“This will be a critical time for our crews to get some significant work done,” said Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell R. McMurry. “We cannot overstate the importance of these road crews being able to spread the material without having to stop in traffic.”
“We encourage motorists who may still be on the roadway, to move over and allow our trucks to treat the travel lanes as quickly as possible,” added Georgia DOT’s State Maintenance Engineer, Dale Brantley. “We have a lot of ground to cover in a short period of time and would appreciate the public’s help in this effort.”
Routes currently being brined include:
- I-75 from I-20 to Tennessee state line
- I-985 from I-85 to SR 369
- I-85 to the South Carolina state line
- GA 400 from I-85 to Dawson/Lumpkin County Line
- 575/515 from I-75 to SR 53 in Pickens County
- I-285, north section from I-20 to I-20
- I-20 from Fulton Industrial Blvd to Wesley Chapel