Politics & Government
Legislators Push T-SPLOST Toward Cherokee
Can the legislators replace one project for another and bring congestion relief to Cherokee County?
Sen. Chip Rogers along with several Cobb County legislators are pushing to change theby reducing funds for the transit services and pushing funds toward the reversible lanes on I-75 and 575.
The most expensive project on the list would include enhanced transit services from the . It would cost more than $689 million to complete, according to a news release.
The original plan was to build two reversible toll lanes alongside I-75 from I-285 to I-575, one reversible toll lane each along I-75 up to Hickory Grove Road and along I-575 up to Sixes Road.
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Then the project funding was pulled.
Legislators have been working to fund the new lanes on I-75/575 while reducing funding for enhanced transit service which remains on the county’s project list.
Funding the Transportation Investment Act project list is scheduled to be voted on by the public in July.
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