Georgia’s $1 Billion Route 316 Overhaul Aims to Turn a Commuter Highway Into an Economic Corridor

Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – Georgia is putting roughly $1 billion behind a long-running effort to remake State Route 316, the highway that links metro Atlanta to Athens, into something closer to a true expressway. The idea is simple enough: remove signalized intersections, build interchanges, improve traffic flow and reduce the risk […]