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MARTA Airport Station reopens after renovations

The MARTA Airport Station reopened for regular rail service on Mon., May 20 at 4 a.m. following a six-week closure for renovations.

May 20, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Ocmulgee Mounds National State Park is one of the stops on the new Macon tourist attraction Georgia’s Trail of Legacy & Lore.

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Newly launched tourism trail highlights Macon’s unique cultural and historic sites

A new tourist attraction unveiled Wednesday in Macon seeks to highlight a culturally-rich region of Georgia.

May 17, 2024
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  • Jessica Payne
Electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles.

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Futuristic electric flying vehicles about to become reality in Georgia

Flying cars might seem like something out of the distant future. But Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), as the technology is known, is about to land at a general aviation airport near you.

May 13, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Picture of the renovation work ongoing at MARTA’s airport station.

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MARTA’s airport station closed for six-week renovation

MARTA has closed its station at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from starting today until May 19 for renovations.

April 08, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during a conference call with Savannah-area reporters on March 14, 2024, from Washington, D.C.

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‘This project is personal to me’: Savannah native Sen. Warnock pushes for removal of I-16 flyover

Warnock grew up “in the shadow of this flyover,” which bore through Black neighborhoods.

March 18, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Renovation work is ongoing at MARTA’s airport station (Courtesy MARTA )

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MARTA’s airport station closing for six-week renovation beginning April 8

MARTA announced that it will close the train station at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from April 8 to May 19 for renovations.

February 26, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
A map is seen of the proposed Interstate 14 highway project, including a Georgia portion that would connect Columbus, Macon and Augusta.

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Georgia DOT: I-14 project not a good investment

A newly released study of options for moving freight through Georgia by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) has concluded that a plan to build the Peach State’s first interstate highway since the 1960s would not be a good return on investment.

January 29, 2024
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  • Dave Williams

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Peach Pass expands to 18 states through E-ZPass partnership

In a significant move for interstate travel, the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) announced that Peach Pass customers can now access E-ZPass tolling facilities in 10 additional states, bringing the total to 18.

January 22, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
The section of the westbound shoulder on I-285 scheduled for closure runs from Long Island Drive to just past Mt. Vernon Highway as shown above.

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Section of I-285 westbound shoulder closing for three months

Intermittent traffic pacing and lane and ramp closures may happen within the work zone in addition to this notice, according to the release. Motorists should expect delays and they should exercise caution, reduce speed while traveling through work zones, and watch for workers.

January 22, 2024
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  • Bob Pepalis
On the EV bus production line at the Fort Valley Blue Bird Manufacturing plant.

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  • Climate

New federal funding for alternative fuel school buses benefiting Georgia schools and industry

The Environmental Protection Agency has released the second round of federal funds from the Clean School Bus Program to help schools transition to alternative fuel buses — including in Georgia. 

January 09, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
The Interstate 16 flyover crosses Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Savannah, exiting onto nearby Montgomery Street.

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GDOT to study potential removal of Savannah's I-16 flyover from historically Black neighborhood

Savannah native U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock supports the removal.

January 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A high speed Brightline train pulls into the station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in September. Federal spending could establish similar rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte.

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  • Economy

Federal cash for trains includes promises to plan for Georgia lines

Billions of dollars in spending for passenger rail announced Friday by the Biden administration includes the possibility of high-speed rail between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.

December 11, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as seen from above. in an  undated photo.

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'Relentless efficiency': Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport ranks No. 1 in North America — again

The Business Traveler Awards picked Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the top airport in North America for the second year running, thanks to its proximity to hotels and on-time flights. Delta Air Lines also won four first-place rankings.

December 06, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff

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Traveling by car this Thanksgiving? Here are the best times to drive

The 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 22, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sun., Nov. 26. The day before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year, and the Georgia Department of Public Safety and AAA are sharing travel times and tips in hopes of making this week safer for drivers.

November 22, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
People watch rescue and relief operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in mountainous Uttarakhand state in India on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Rescuers have been trying to drill wide pipes through excavated rubble to create a passage to free 40 construction workers trapped since Sunday.

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  • Asia

Glitches are delaying the rescue of 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse

Relatives and friends of the trapped workers gathered outside the tunnel are growing frustrated and angry. Some of the workers are concerned because they are suffering from fever and body aches.

November 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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