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GDOT pauses overnight HERO patrols due to staffing shortage

Big changes are coming to the metro Atlanta's HERO program as the Georgia Department of Transportation deals with employee burnout and staffing shortages. ....

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Meriwether County: State Route 41 to close at Coleman Creek on April 11

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) contractors will begin constructing a bridge replacement on SR 41/Roosevelt Hwy at Coleman Creek on April 11. ....

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Engineers points out needed changes after man in wheelchair struck by car in Buckhead

Recently, a volunteer at the Shepherd Spinal Center in Buckhead, was struck by a driver as he was trying to cross Peachtree Road. ....

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Georgia officials hit Norfolk Southern with a $10,000 fine for train derailment and spill

Regulators say it caused thousands of soybeans to spill into a Flat Creek last July, which leads to Lake Lanier. ....

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GDOT breaks ground to make South Fulton intersection safer

South Fulton Police say they have routinely ticketed speeders flying by at 100 mph in a zone marked 55 mph. ....

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