{"id":233190,"date":"2025-09-26T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=233190"},"modified":"2025-09-26T16:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:33:52","slug":"woodstock-is-getting-a-diverging-diamond-at-i-575","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=233190","title":{"rendered":"Woodstock is Getting a Diverging Diamond at I-575"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Woodstock residents and commuters have until October 10 to share their thoughts on the planned $13.7 million diverging diamond interchange at I-575 and Ridgewalk Parkway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What It Means For You:<\/strong> The redesign aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety at this major gateway, potentially cutting your commute time if you regularly travel through this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s Happening:<\/strong> GDOT, Cherokee County, and the City of Woodstock are partnering on this project to transform the existing interchange into a diverging diamond design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The project timeline includes right-of-way acquisition in 2026, with utility relocations and construction beginning in 2028.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How To Participate:<\/strong> Residents can review detailed plans and submit feedback through GDOT&#8217;s online engagement hub, accessible via woodstockga.gov\/ridgewalk or directly at <a href=\"https:\/\/i-575-ridgewalk-pkwy-interchange-0019632-gdot.hub.arcgis.com\/\">https:\/\/i-575-ridgewalk-pkwy-interchange-0019632-gdot.hub.arcgis.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Big Picture:<\/strong> This interchange serves as a critical connection point not just for Woodstock but for the entire North Georgia and Metro Atlanta region, making its efficiency vital for regional transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Sources:<\/strong> City of Woodstock, Georgia Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=53]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woodstock residents and commuters have until October 10 to share their thoughts on the planned $13.7 million diverging diamond interchange at I-575 and Ridgewalk Parkway. What It Means For You: The redesign aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety at this major gateway, potentially cutting your commute time if you regularly travel through this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":233214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"large","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[19267,8862,9896,19266],"class_list":["post-233190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic","tag-diverging-diamond","tag-gdot","tag-i-575","tag-ridgewalk-parkway","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=233190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=233190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=233190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=233190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}