ISSUES AND IDEAS FOR MOVING THE ATLANTA, GA, USA, REGION AND ITS FREIGHT FORWARD

This paper describes a study that was conducted by the Georgia Department of Transportation in order to help identify the particular issues affecting truck use of the interstate system in Atlanta. This information will be used to facilitate the examination of possible planning, infrastructure, logistical, operational, and financial strategies to increase mobility and safety for the general public and the trucking industry, as well as reduce air pollution and travel delays on the region's road system. The study addressed the specific travel characteristics, needs, and implications of the growth in truck travel to Atlanta's interstate highway system. The relationship of truck travel on the interstate system to the connecting arterial system is also explored. An array of viable strategies were identified and evaluated to address the current difficulties faced by the trucking industry and the general public with respect to use of the interstate highway system in Atlanta. The strategies were categorized into three tiers representing how soon the strategies could be implemented. Strategies that could or should be implemented immediately include: adjustment of interstate lane restriction, the addition of a truck-related section to the Georgia NaviGAtor system, dynamic truck routing on state and local highways, installation of truck information signs, the development of a regional freight mobility plan to identify long-term exclusive freight movement projects and the establishment of a metropolitan Atlanta regional freight advisory council.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bomar, M A
  • Gordon, J F
  • Parker, R C
• Publication Date: 2004-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 26-32
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Finance; Freight transportation; Highway travel; Infrastructure; Interstate highways; Logistics; Operations; State departments of transportation; Strategic planning; Transportation planning; Truck traffic; Trucking
• Identifier Terms: Georgia Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Atlanta (Georgia)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00985227
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 2005 12:00AM