Atlanta construction

Shoe2728 wrote:
Anyone know if there is still traffic slow up due to construction on I75 just south of Atlanta, heading that way end of Nov.

Two things: people who freak out about Atlanta traffic just need to travel more. Atlanta's not even in the top 10 (see here: Top 10 Worst Traffic Cities and if you've ever driven anywhere in any metropolitan area, Atlanta will be completely tolerable. I usually just fall in behind a sensibly driven 18-wheeler, take I-285 around the city, and get through the urban area happy and relaxed.

Second, yes, there still is construction on I-75 south of the city (where GDOT is expanding the freeway near McDonough), and there's also construction on I-75 north of the city (where the next Braves stadium is going in, along with about a gazillion changes to the arterial connections). Plus, they're resurfacing some areas that go through Atlanta, which leads to more of the same. I'd say GDOT does a medium-good job staging the construction to avoid unnecessary tie-ups, but unfortunately work zones have a lot of *necessary* tie-ups. It's just life. As noted above, the Atlanta metro area has some area of construction pretty much year-round.

Having said that, though, I don't see that a route from JAX to Memphis takes you through Atlanta. I show the shortest route as US-27/GA-520 to Columbus, then US-280 to Birmingham, then I-22 (the new interstate mentioned above) to Memphis. I never taken US-280 through Birmingham (I expect it's a challenge) but the rest of the route is great. I've done most portions of it numerous times and it's mostly rural highways (often multi-lane) in good condition. I'd double-check your route. Or PM me and I'll send you what my routing programs show as the preferred route.

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