I-285/GA-400 Project Groundbreaking Set For Nov. 3

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- We are inching closer to the dream of rebuilding the Interstate 285 interchange at S.R. 400 in Sandy Springs becoming a reality.

The Perimeter Community Improvement Districts has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. A location for the ceremony has not been finalized, however, Georgia Department of Transportation spokesperson Annalysce Baker said.

Slated to take part in next month's event is Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell McMurry. Following remarks by Gov. Deal, McMurry and other state and local leaders, a celebration reception and lunch will be held at 11:30 a.m. Westin Atlanta Perimeter North.

The developer behind the project is North Perimeter Contractors, whose team includes Ferrovial Agroman US Corp., The Louis Berger Group and Neel-Schaffer, Inc.

A notice to proceed on the project, which is estimated to cost around $800 million, was issued earlier this year.

The project will provide enhancements to these roadways that improve safety and facilitate better traffic flow to accommodate the high volume of travelers passing through it each day. Those improvements include:

• About four miles of improvements beginning one mile west of Roswell Road and ending just east of Ashford Dunwoody Road on I-285;
• Roughly five miles of improvements from just south of the Glenridge Connector north to the Spalding Drive area on S.R. 400;
• Construction of barrier-separated collector-distributor lanes along I-285 and S.R. 400 to help reduce weaving, merging and accelerating/decelerating conflict;
• Reconstruction of the Abernathy Road interchange;
• Replacement of the bridge at Mt. Vernon Highway;
• Reconstruction of existing ramps and bridges in the interchange area;
• New flyover bridges; and
• New connections to I-285 and existing interchanges.

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