Transportation

Road work December 9, 2022

Georgia DOT announces overnight lane closures on I-75 at Akers Mill Road in Cobb County Friday and Sunday nights

The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following announcement on lane closures on I-75 at Akers Mill Road Friday and Sunday nights, December 9 and December 11. ATLANTA METRO –…

Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Road work December 9, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Saturday December 10 to Friday, December 16

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday, December 10, to Friday, December…

Transportation December 2, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Saturday December 3 to Friday, December 9

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday, December 3, to Friday, December…

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Public Transit November 29, 2022

Still recovering from COVID-19, US public transit tries to get back on track

by Kari Edison Watkins, University of California, Davis [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. commuters take approximately 10 billion trips on public transit every year….

Transportation November 29, 2022

U.S. House to intervene in rail workers strike, heeding Biden call

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] November 28, 2022 WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Nancy…

Transportation November 25, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Saturday, November 26 to Friday December 2, 2022

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday, November 26 to Friday December…

Transportation November 18, 2022

Major changes on Macland Road as Macland Circle closes to traffic for three months, section of Macland Road shifts onto newly constructed lanes

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced the closure of Macland Circle and daytime lane closures on Macland Road this Saturday. The press release for the work describes the scope and…

Transportation November 18, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Saturday November 19 to Friday November 25

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday November 19 to Friday November…

Transportation November 12, 2022

Some I-75 lanes near the Battery will be closed both northbound and southbound overnight Sunday for installation of Akers Mill direct access to new express lanes

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that GDOT contractors will close I-75 lanes overnight Sunday at Cumblerland Blvd. and Akers Mill Road in both northbound and southbound directions. These closures…

Transportation November 11, 2022

Lanes closed on SR 360/Macland Road Saturday to move equipment for the road-widening, sidewalk project

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that contractors for the department will install daytime lane closures on SR 360 to move equipment. The equipment is for the ongoing project to…

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Mableton January 27, 2025

Special called meeting of Mableton City Council to decide on trash pickup ordinance

The City of Mableton will hold a special meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, January 28. The primary purpose of the meeting is to decide on a solid waste management (trash pickup) ordinance….

Elections January 27, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 4 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

[Editor’s note: as editor of the Cobb County Courier I admit total defeat in my effort to force the answers that came in to me in different formats into a…

Climate and Weather January 27, 2025