Originally Posted by JohnN (Post 1391778)

US 231 is exactly the right way to go. I've been taking that road for years even before the Atlanta boondoggle.

Originally Posted by justjim (Post 1395404)

However, we had friends who came through Atlanta on 4-22-17 (Saturday) and they had a nightmare delay of 3 hours. So.....roll the dice. My recommendation is if you decide on going 75 through Atlanta----go on Sunday. happy trails!

Originally Posted by Hacker1 (Post 1395373)

We came north this past Saturday thru Atlanta on I-75. It took us at least an hour to go the 12 miles just before the I-675 interchange. The new express lanes were there, HOWEVER, we looked in vain for those signs telling us the Florida Sunpass was recognized.. No such signs. The only signs we saw said use of the express lanes requires a Peach Pass, and there is a hefty ($125 as I recall) fine for entering express lane without a Peach Pass. After reaching home, I did some on-line research, and found NO evidence that a Florida Sun Pass (nor any other Pass) is interchangeable with a Peach Pass.

By the way, this traffic mess appeared to be caused by workers pouring concrete pavement in at least 3 or 4 lanes at once - leaving only 2 lanes open for traffic - on a very short section of roadway. Once we cleared this, getting on through Atlanta, all the way on I-75, was a breeze.

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1395529)

Getting through Atlanta traffic truly is the luck of the draw.

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1395529)

Hi Hacker1,

My apologies for not being more clear. I should have said it was on one of those electronic signs above the interstate near McDonough. Sometimes those can be easy to miss if traffic is moving at normal speed. (We did not use the express lanes.)

Also, I agree that it is not easy to find the information online. I am linking here to an article from GDOT. Scroll down the page to find the info in a blue box.

I-75 South Metro

I also saw mention of it in an article that was on the newspaper site, Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Ironically, two of our fastest times through Atlanta were during rush hour. I used to be hung up on weekends but that only worked about half the time.

Getting through Atlanta traffic truly is the luck of the draw.

Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1395723)

Almost everywhere you put into the GPS takes you thru Atlanta. I have been bypassing it for years.

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1396070)

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1396070)

Originally Posted by Hacker1 (Post 1395791)

Boomer - Thanks for the clarification. I thought we also saw all the electronic signs along the way, however it's possible we may have missed one or two. We have a Sunpass decal, so apparently could have saved an hour or so if we had been more aware. What's done is done, no problem now.

We have been driving this route for years now, going south in the Fall, north in the Spring. We usually travel weekdays, and plan so we go through Atlanta between 10am and 2pm (occasionally as late as 2:30). We've never had a problem zipping right through Atlanta, altho, we occasionally get into traffic jams outside, more often south than north of Atlanta. We've been using the HOV lanes for the past 2 or 3 years. We tried the 231 route through Alabama once, & decided to not do that again, since it took about 1.5 to 2 hours longer.