Overview: Purpose and Goals

The Statewide Truck Lanes Needs Identification Study explored the need for Truck Only Lanes in Georgia.  The project has identified specific locations (roadway corridors) in Georgia where Truck Only Lanes may be needed and can improve travel conditions for trucks as well as for the entire state highway network.

The Savannah-Chatham County area received special attention due to the large volume of truck traffic generated by its ports.  Every year, millions of tons of freight arriving at Georgia’s ports are transferred to trucks and transported across the country on the Interstate system.

The Study provides an implementation program for Truck Only Lanes across the entire state and determined which Truck Only Lanes sections should be implemented first. 

The Study also:

• Identified where Truck Only Lanes may be feasible relative to overall transportation system planning, lane usage, truck traffic volumes, community impacts, engineering, land use and available funding
• Examined where Truck Only Lanes can improve safety conditions
• Determined how improvements can be financed

The study covered limited access highways across Georgia including all Interstates plus certain other limited access facilities.  The list includes: 

GDOT recognizes that efficient and safe truck travel is essential to the economic competitiveness of the entire State.  The Statewide Truck Lanes Needs Identification Study will help GDOT manage state-owned transportation facilities in a manner that creates the greatest benefit for all users.