Overview
- The governor proposes adding one tolled express lane in each direction on a 12-mile stretch of I-75 through Henry and Clayton counties that currently has reversible lanes.
- His plan is part of a $2.4 billion midyear budget amendment drawn from roughly $9 billion in state surplus funds and unveiled to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta.
- The package includes $200 million for GA-316 upgrades, $250 million for local road grants, $100 million for bridges and rural community improvements, and $35 million to extend rural natural gas lines.
- Kemp also proposes a one-time $50 million grant to address homelessness in Atlanta and other urban areas.
- He argues added express lanes could boost I-75 throughput by up to 70%, building on ongoing toll-lane and I-285 interchange projects, but the plan needs legislative approval.