Fruithurst
Fruithurst, AL · Traffic & Transit
WSB Channel 2 Atlanta
MARTA financial audit shows spending nearly 17% over budget for fiscal year
MARTA is dealing with a budget deficit related to factors organization officials said were related to overtime payments, lower passenger revenue and complications from the switch to new faregates with the upgrade to Breeze 2.0.
Gwinnett Daily Post
AROUND TOWN: More parking coming to downtown Lawrenceville
One day it was an office building just off the downtown Lawrenceville square and a day later it was a pile of rubble. The building at the corner of West Crogran Street and Culver Street was razed to make room for more downtown parking. According to City Manager Chuck Warbington the half-acre corner lot is being morphed into 100 spaces — a needed addition to the city’s downtown parking inventory. Another round of judicial nominating: You may recall that Gwinnett County State court Judge Veronica Cope recently got a promotion to Superior Court from Gov. Brian Kemp. Well, that has left a vacancy on the State Court bench that Kemp now has to fill in addition to filling a newly created seat on that same bench and nominations are due this week. The Daily Post has learned that the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission has been accepting nominations to fill Cope’s seat on the State Court Bench as well as the new State Court seat created by House Bill 1057, which was signed into law earlier this year. Wednesday is the deadline to submit nominations for someone to fill either seat. “All applicants will be considered for both vacancies,” the nominating
The Georgia Sun
Pedestrian Accident Claims in Lawrenceville: Liability, Evidence, and Compensation
Drivers owe pedestrians real legal duties the moment they get behind the wheel in Lawrenceville. When a car strikes someone walking, crossing, or standing near traffic, Georgia traffic law often decides who carries the blame before a case even reaches a jury. Evidence collected in the days right after a crash frequently makes the difference between a fair settlement and a denied claim. Here is how liability, evidence, and compensation fit together in a Lawrenceville pedestrian accident claim.
atlantanewsfirst.com
A look inside MARTA’s Five Points transformation
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — MARTA’s Five Points bus and train station is undergoing a major transformation, and the project is now expected to take longer than first announced. When the project started, MARTA said it would be done by 2029. Skanska, the construction firm overseeing the...
fox5atlanta.com
Atlanta ranks No. 45 in study of best/worst cities for driving
ATLANTA - Atlanta’s rush-hour traffic can test drivers’ patience, but a new WalletHub study places the city near the middle of the pack for overall driving conditions. Atlanta ranked 45th in the financial website’s 2026 Best & Worst Cities to Drive In report, released Oct. 6. The rankings run from best to worst, making Atlanta the 45th-best city among the 100 evaluated.
atlantanewsfirst.com
wgauradio.com
Cheapest gas stations in Gainesville, Georgia
Stacker compiled a list of the cheapest gas stations in Gainesville, Georgia using data from Gas Buddy. Gas stations are ranked by the lowest regular fuel price. - Address: 3630 Thompson Bridge Rd , Gainesville, GA. - Price: $3.71. #6. Shell (tie) - Address: 3649 Mount Vernon Rd, Gainesville, GA.
Marietta Daily Journal
Oct 9-12 full closure on I-285 in Smyrna, S. Atlanta Road to SR 280/S. Cobb Drive
Work crews for the Georgia Department of Transportation will close all lanes on I-285 northbound and southbound between S. Atlanta Road and SR 280/S Cobb Drive in the cities of Atlanta and Smyrna, Fulton County, this weekend from 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 until 5 a.m. on Oct. 12. All traffic approaching the closures will be detoured to use I-75, I-75/I-85 Connector and I-20. The full closure is related to the I-285 Westside Rebuild concrete slab reconstruction and rehabilitation project currently ongoing from Collier Drive in Fulton County to Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County. The work includes improvements to the roadway shoulder lanes, the concrete median, signage, guardrail and ATMS/ITS systems. Weather permitting, these are the scheduled closures beginning at 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 until 5 a.m. on Oct. 12: I-285 Northbound, all lanes closed to traffic between S. Atlanta Road (Exit 16) and S. Cobb Drive (Exit 15), I-285 Southbound and all lanes closed to traffic between S. Cobb Drive (Exit 15) and S. Atlanta Road (Exit 16). During the weekend full closure, roadside and overhead signs will direct approaching traffic to the detour route, using I-75, the I-75/I-85 Connector and I-20. Crews will be milling/grinding the
Atlanta News First
First Alert Traffic: All lanes blocked on I-75 south at Chatsworth Hwy due to crash