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Four westbound I-285 lanes closed at Powers Ferry Road through Monday morning
Four left lanes of westbound I-285 at Powers Ferry Road/Northside Drive (Exit 22) are scheduled to remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, for bridge maintenance, according to the...

Cobb BOC approves micro-transit plan
By Mark Woolsey Microtransit is expanding into more territory in Cobb County. The Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved a batch of contracts that will extend the existing Southside on-demand bus...

Latest Cobb County Road and Lane Closures as of Wednesday Sep. 23
Cobb County road closures September 23, 2026 The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a...

Marble Mill Road Railroad Crossing in Marietta to Close Sept. 21–25
The City of Marietta posted the following notice about an upcoming CSX railroad crossing closure: CSX has notified the City that the Marble Mill Road railroad crossing will be temporarily...

Whitlock Avenue Resurfacing Begins Sept. 21 in Marietta
The City of Marietta announced on its website that the Georgia Department of Transportation will begin a resurfacing project on Whitlock Avenue on Monday, Sep. 21. Work will begin at...

Traffic and Transportation in Cobb: A quiz
We’ve run several quizzes about roads and transportation in Cobb County. This one focuses on the history of transportation in the county. How much do you know about that history? ...

Latest Cobb County Road and Lane Closures as of Sep. 16
Cobb County road closures September 16, 2026 The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a...

Latest schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton
The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. The primary impacts of...

Cobb gasoline prices top $4 overnight as Middle East regional war expands
By Larry Felton Johnson According to the AAA fuel prices page, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia edged past $4 overnight. Cobb County prices...

Cobb County Road and Lane Closures to Know This Week (Sep. 10)
Cobb County road closures September 10, 2026 The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a...