I-85 at GA-316 Interchange Duluth GA

[lemonwedgeshi1]

my name is jim too and i live 10 mins away from the interchange

[JoeyAtl]

The construction on the GA-316/I-85 interchange is complete now and it is a _mega_ improvement! Now to do something about I-85 and Jimmy Carter Blvd . . .

[PBones985]

Liking this video, i used to live in duluth myself, thinking about moving back, im in louisiana at the moment.

[FirstResponder911]

Cool video!

Got to love the Dregs!

[beeb44]

Way cool! You've given me new driving music for my work commute. You showed my route exactly.

[Freewayjim]

I'll probably film it again when the construction is finished.

[xbabiepikax]

The construction was finished about a month or so ago. :)

[Freewayjim]

I'm well aware of that :)

Getting the time film it in reasonable traffic conditions is another story.

[charlesknx]

btw cool vids. i'm from duluth but live in l.a. now. it's a whole different world out here. i miss my smooth georgia asphalt. it's all concrete highways here. boo

[charlesknx]

don't you know what gas costs? you must have an athlete's salary

[Cosmoboy1]

Superb! I love your Atlanta videos, Freewayjim!

I go to Atlanta often and drove through here in the early part of May to see the amazing progress that has been made at 85/316. DOT actually cut a hotel in half on the right side of the interstate heading southbound to accommodate the extra lanes. Amazing! Georgia knows how to build roads! North Carolina could learn a thing or two from you guys.

[Need4Camaro]

I beg to differ, while this interchange (especially for only a state maintained freeway / Interstate 85) is pretty impressive in comparison to what it used to be, Interstate 485 around Charlotte was very nicely planned. It is by FAR better than I-285 which constantly loses and gains lanes around interchanges with Interstates. I-285 West/South in Marietta infact goes from 7 lanes one way to 2 lanes one way (bare minimum) as it crosses I-75 in the course of just 1 mile. Can you say Bottle Neck?

[Freewayjim]

I-485 Well Planned? The first segment south of the city is only 2 lanes each way, that's very bad planning and the last segments on the north end are taking forever to finish. I-285 Goes down to 3 lanes (2 at I-75) through major interchanges because most traffic is either coming or going on to those major interchanges (I-75, I-85) You see 3 and 4 lane exit ramps at those junctions for that purpose so I hardly see the lane gains/losses as a negative, it's all about distributing traffic.

[davidreynolds87]

Thanks for the ride! Another great vid and some pretty impressive engineering.

[Lazyguy01]

you ever go to miami need to put up videos of there maybe?

[bjb91]

You live in Georgia?

[Freewayjim]

Yes

[Freewayjim]

The speed limit through that zone is 55 MPH, which is 10 MPH below the regular limit there and trust me, nobody obeys it. There was no active work being done that day due to it being a holiday (Thanksgiving).

[chevyrocker2000]

the limit is 70 near me but people do 80-90

[kevrosmith]

Do they reduce the speed limits in construction zones? Ours often drop 10-20 k's per hour: and then they take *forever*: but often the pain is so worth the while.

How's construction of highways funded? Our highway construction so often becomes a political football (need vs. the greenies/"not in my backyard") and no government ever wants to spend more money than what they need to in their election term!

Keep up the great work. Now, if only I had time to do more than just watch...

[georgiaroadgeek]

You are the South's undisputed king of rockin' roadgeek videos. :)