Goldman Sachs made a similar PPI proposal last year for a longer stretch of I-285, but Georgia DOT Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl felt that it was inappropriate for financial firms, as opposed to engineering firms, to make such proposals to the state.
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Frankly, I still think it is inappropriate to put tolls on a road that was built as a free road. If GDOT wants to build truck-only lanes, then fine, do so. Even the trucking industry, a very powerful group in and of itself, is somewhat leary of the idea of these TOT lanes, though they do support the general idea of non-mandatory truck-only lanes.
As for why we have these traffic issues... address the growth and start putting more procedures and policies in place to control growth. By doing so would help us get a grip on the traffic and other overburdened infrastructure (water, sewer, etc.) problems that have come with the unbridled growth Metro Atlanta has seen over the past 20+ years.
On a lighter note, here's a really whacked-out picture of yours truly with a Georgia welcome sign "butchered" by C.C. "Comrade Mister Yamamoto" Slater:
That's all for now. Thanks to Slater for the photo, thank you for reading, and please come back again.
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