This ride makes Atlanta looks super clean, modern and gorgeous.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

It is in places...lots of places :)

@carlahead5072

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was born and raised in Atlanta-actually I was born in Marietta and my dad was born in Atlanta. Yeah Atlanta's a great place to live and it is a beautiful city.

@InkaBall

3 ай бұрын

@@carlahead5072yes, as long as you avoid south Atlanta your good.

If I had any "say so" in the matter, this is worthy of an engineering award or 2, based on the speed with which this was compleated. The need was great and was adressed in record time.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Definitely agree with that!

Looks like quite a pleasant drive. Georgia was seriously admirable in how it handled that I-85 collapse, it's hard to believe it was fixed that quickly. the repaved connector and I-85 looks quite nice as well. I'd love to see Atlanta irl at some point, thanks for sharing!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes everyone involved did a great job.

@geographylordd9371

Жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim I know this comment thread is 5 years old but that bridge incident should serve as wake up call to diversify transportation options in Atlanta

@Freewayjim

Жыл бұрын

@@geographylordd9371 Apparently it didn't

Looks like they took advantage of the bridge work to smooth out some pavement before and after the bridge. Good on them!

Couldn't have asked for a more perfect day to go out filming, very nice work! Glad they were able to finish it in such a short time, ATL commuters rejoice!!

Nice video, Jim. Nice ride and cool music. 42 days! That was quick. It shows you that when something has to be done RIGHT NOW the State can get off its derriere and get it done. Now if they could do something on signing the bannered routes (business, conn, loop, spur) in a manner that's visible--like in green letters in the green space above the route marker. Flying by that Rte. 141 sign was a blur and you guys over there not to mention visitors and people driving through can't afford to keep your eyes off the traffic for one second!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Similar issue in SF/Oakland several years back when an overpass on the MacArthur Maze collapsed in a fire started by a wrecked tanker truck. Yet they found a contractor who got it replaced in less than a month, almost half the original time they were allotted.

I always love seeing that section at 4:34 where the freeway goes under the buildings at an oblique angle. That must have taken some engineering. I always remember this section from your videos in Atlanta.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yeah that is a pretty neat section of freeway. Word has it they will cover GA-400 from the buildings to Exit 2 with a park at some point.

Great videos! Your videos are a great source for archives of Atlanta and the growing metro area. Especially Gwinnett county and the rest of the United States.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@rickym.5271

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Keep it up! 👍

@rickym.5271

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Keep it up! 👍👍👍

WOW, Atlanta is beautiful and their freeways look consistent, compared to the LA area Atlanta has the upper hand in highways. I would love to drive around Atlanta someday 😊😄

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

It's not as big or has as many freeways as LA but what it has is very nice.

I’m back in Atlanta!!!!! I couldn’t live without my city!!!!

thank you for all your help with destinations......i like the videos,,,,keep em' coming

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Impressive rebuild by GDOT. Atlanta freeways have always seemed very nice. Great video!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you and yes!

Great ride, I know the powers to be in Atlanta and GDOT are appreciative of you making this video to showcase the fantastic repair they did in record time.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes that was an impressive repair job for sure.

Great video. The ATL looks great. Need to come visit soon. They fixed the I85 bridge in double quick time.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, indeed!

Glad to see your awesome videos back! They help make Mondays tolerable.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I have two more coming for now.

@semineil

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

The repair looks very good. I envy you guys in Georgia for your local government stepping up to the plate and making things happen by repairing that bridge in the short time that they did. I wish we've had that kind of efficiency with the Virilla Bridge on the Number 1 highway's express way segment between San José and Juan Santamaría airport (Costa Rica's main international airport). Since an expansion joint failed and the metal plate that covered it went loose in 2008, they've been spending 9 years trying to fix a bridge, that was inaugurated in 1957, that is 156 metres long (that's 512 feet) and never really received maintenance. The new repaired bridge, which was also made more compliant with today's seismic regulations and expanded to six lanes, was supposed to be inaugurated on February 28th of this year, but it's been delayed over and over. Now the government claims it will be opened some time this week. The Virilla Bridge has become a symbol of government incompetence in transportation policy and public works. A total of three presidents have promised to fix the bridge, several millions of Dollars were burned on bad repairs (in Colones, we've probably hit more than a billion Colones by now), and it took them nearly a decade to fix it. Another bridge, the Juan Pablo II bridge (also on the Number 1 highway), is also showing major signs of decay due to the maintenance (or lack thereof), after more than 3 decades since it was inaugurated and named after John Paul II. God knows if they will tear that bridge down to build a new one or if it will collapse on its own soon. Sorry for the rant.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

It's OK, yes everyone is pleased with GDOT on this.

@halbud

4 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim I've been going to Atlanta for 30 yrs, down 85 from Charlotte and the GDOT has to be the best in the nation ! Always ahead of everyone else inthe construction of hiways !!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

@@halbud I agree, I think they do a great job overall.

That looked like a California-like day; awesome filming conditions! Loved your take on the I-85 rebuild, with the images of news scenes thrown into this. Great job and nice soundtrack to boot as well.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you much, very California like indeed with a little humidity.

Awesome video. I've been wanting to visit Atlanta for a long time now, and I think I may have to come. The architecture and greenery is so neat.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! we do have some really neat architecture and all the greenery you can handle.

Loved the video Jim, thanks for another amazing one

We featured y'all as one of our favorite five videos for the week of May 26! Keep up the great work!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that!

A good way to start the Season this year! Can't wait to see where you'll go to!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me either.

Hey Jim, I stumbled upon you videos, the northern California ones, and I just LOVE them! I have travelled some of them I am a fan!! keep up the great work!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very nice ride- also good to see they got that fixed as fast as they did- was impressed by how fast it was done- and also a nice ride through Buckhead- always wanted to check that out- reminds me of some freeway I saw in a dream years ago- wanna check Atlanta out some day!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope you get to.

U got got taste and music and the video is great thanks Jim!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Jim, Great video and impressive work repairing that section so fast! Wherever you go this year.........SAFE TRAVELS to you!!!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you John!

great video Jim and good music. i really enjoy all your videos :)

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Glad you had a nice post Mother's Day outing. It's great that they fixed that bridge and things see things back to normal there.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, thank you!

I was out there striping that portion,felt good to complete that project.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm sure it did.

I enjoy all your videos

I love this video Jim! Its awesome

@Freewayjim

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you very much for this awesome video! please let us know your summer plan on the next video .Congratulations Freewayjim!!

I listen to this song almost every day! I've been obsessed with visiting Atlanta lately so I clicked on your video and I had to double take! Lmao what are the odds. Btw great video, they never disappoint. For anyone who likes the track its from the album Afterdark: Chicago Song: can't you see the sunshine through the rain?

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, what are the odds indeed! thank you for watching.

Haven't been through Atlanta in years (the only exception is when I drove to Kennesaw/Woodstock last September). There was one day in DC when the Roosevelt Bridge closed during morning rush hour, and it was the worst Monday nightmare for traffic. So I cannot imagine what it was like for driving around Atlanta without a section of I-85.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

It was an inconvenience but people adapted.

I was waiting for this!

Another awesome video, I,m so glad they fixed it so quickly

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looks good now that it's done! If you want to highlight construction; I'd recommend coming back to Florida (I-95 in Jacksonville for the overland bridge project and I-4 Ultimate)!

@jtn2002

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Becerra overall with road quality on interstates I would tend to agree.

Another Impressive Video Freewayjim. Amazing how quickly and efficiently the GDOT and the Contractors worked their cans off to get I-85 Online and Operational Again. Speaking of Openings/Reopenings, did you know that today (May 22, 2017), Dave & Busters opened their forth Atlanta Location in Alpharetta?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, did not know that.

I truly miss ATLANTA!!

Enjoyed this. Nice music!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

woah! driven over that so many times and didn’t even realize that was the section that burned down and rebuilt! i’m gonna pay more attention next time haha

@Freewayjim

5 жыл бұрын

You can't miss it, the rebuilt section is newer and cleaner than the rest of the viaduct :)

Wow, thanks for that great video, and props to GDOT for getting I-85 back up and running after the collapse. We visited Atlanta during the closure and had booked a non-refundable hotel in Buckhead. We decided to get around by MARTA, which worked out well...except for our first trip when the train caught on fire and we had to evacuate the tunnel between the Midtown and North Avenue stations. Still made it to dinner on time though :)

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I can see why double decking the Connector is being considered as a possibility... The fix looks good-shows that when the state wants to get off the dime and get it done they can do it. I'm reminded of the incident where a tanker truck blew up on the Beachline in Merritt Island some five years back and took out the bridge crossing FL 3...they said 30 days, and 30 days later the bridge was replaced...

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think they can or will ever double deck the Connector. Maybe some elevated toll lanes someday, but not the whole thing.

@DeaconG1959

7 жыл бұрын

GDOT was at least thinking about it in 2005, here's the link from the Atlanta Business Journal: www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/04/07/georgia-dot-eyes-tunnel-double-deck-for-downtown.html

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

There was also a story around that time about double-decking the northern arc of I-285, a more feasible endeavor IMO.

@schwenda3727

7 жыл бұрын

Does GDOT, the city, or even Fulton County have the re$our¢e$ to even think about putting an expansion worthy​ of making the Big Dig look like gahbage??? It'd actually be interesting to find out...

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know about $20 Billion laying around but it would be easier to do something here with no water crossings to deal with and the other challenges that Boston had to overcome.

I remember after the '94 Northridge quake in L.A., that the damaged freeways were fixed and re-opened in very short order.

Great video!

Thanks for a nice ride, Jim. The fast work on I 85 is proof that money talks. The contractors got a nice bonus ($3 million, I think) for finishing quickly, just like what happened in LA after the Northridge earthquake knocked out bridges on the Santa Monica, Golden State, and Simi Valley Freeways.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and yes, money does talk!

Thanks for sharing.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Having 85 back has been such a relief. You could hardly get off my block, with all the detoured traffic.

Amazing video

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

nice work ,thanks

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Beautiful video as always, I would like to see you travel into Arizona, New Mexico, Utah this season.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I've been to those states and shot videos there three of the last four years.

God I love Atlanta! All my family stays there

I enjoyed it - very nice ride.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

thanks you jim

As usual great material :) greetings from Poland :)

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Whoah... the "colors" in this ride looked even more badass than usual... and they're usually eye-popping as it is. Guess it's has to be THE rightest of the right possible moments, I guess... Lots of seemingly brand new beautiful buildings along the connector... Any of the ones seemingly under construction going to legitimately hit skyscraper status when finished???

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, the polarizer filter helps :) They are building like crazy in downtown, midtown, and Buckhead as well as the suburbs, we are having another growth boom here.

Wow. I thought I read in the news that it would take months and months until it got fixed. Very good video.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes, 6 weeks, that was impressive!

@Andreas4696

7 жыл бұрын

How has the commute been these past few weeks? Have many people been forced onto public transportation?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I don't have to commute there so I don't really know. Some used public transportation, some other roads were clogged (especially I-285), some telecommuted, the city functioned.

@Andreas4696

7 жыл бұрын

I see. Thanks for the response. I guess it has been proven again that people adapt very well. Remember the "carmageddon" in Los Angeles when they widened the 405? Politicians and media, as well as citizens thought it was going to be chaos. But people adapt, people either don't drive, or use surface streets.

Great to see I-85 back open again. The filming conditions were excellent, going north in sunny weather with a deep blue sky.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes, had to take advantage of that :)

Looks great(minus the usual traffic haha)! If only the roads here in DC were as nice as the the ones in Atlanta

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes we do have some nice roads here.

I always like the I-75/85 split at the 17th Street Bridge.

amazing

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

One time I went to the Olympic Park and The Varsity downtown on a Sunday and the traffic was horrible. It was moving like 3 inches every 30 seconds.

Great video, I'm glad the guy at 1:47 in the silver VW Passat didn't get under your skin, because he was very irritating, fanning his arm to get into the left lane at the last minute. Otherwise this was a smooth relaxing ride...

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, eh, typical ATL driver :)

@MrJamesgrate

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Thanks for responding!!

Visiting my native Cleveland a few years back, one of my friends was complaining about heavy traffic on I-90 going into downtown. I told him "that ain't heavy traffic. Wanna see heavy traffic? Try I-75/85 through Downtown Atlanta. 14 lanes and they jam up on command."

@Freewayjim

3 жыл бұрын

This is true!

Saw how many videos of Atlanta that you made. I guess they finished with the I-85 bridge

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

About 20-21 IDK, yes the I-85 Bridge was finished two days before I filmed this video.

Nice job Jim and here in the New York metro area there was a similar incident back in 1989 when the I-78 viaduct between exits 57 and 56 collapsed under a fire similar to the I-85 connector fire. My guess is that NJDOT assisted GDOT in rebuilding I-85 connector viaduct after the fire and here is the NY times article about the I-78 exits 56-57 bridge fire www.nytimes.com/1989/08/08/nyregion/fire-in-unlicensed-newark-dump-closes-highway.html

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nice video. I like how you put so much time into them. How do you visit all of these cities? Do you just like to travel or are you a truck driver?

Jim I've been a subscriber to you since 2010 and since then your videos have been dope ! Btw your based out of Atlanta right ?

Yes!

This lamb can't wait to see where you go. The vegetation makes me hungry.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me either, have no plans yet.

This highway is also similar to M 30 in Madrid as well.

One thing, can you please add the box with the time and location back in to your videos? I like that little feature. Btw great video!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah, I did not do it in this video due to the nature of its theme and the still image of the box at the beginning, but yeah that's a staple with most videos and will be in the next one.

People think Charlotte is a big crowded place. Charlotte is nothing compared to Atlanta.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

You are very correct on that.

@blatheringblathers347

5 жыл бұрын

Heck, their damned toll lanes on 77 will never be finished!

public/private partnerships is what does neat and fast repair jobs like what they did on I-85, because i don't see any other way they could've done it.

@blatheringblathers347

5 жыл бұрын

If done right!

Interesting, how you filmed this one week before releasing it on KZread. Nice work.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I'm surprised there wasn't any work around GA 400 at I-285. Or is that project a little bit in the future?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

That's started, they are clearing out things to the side and a little north of where this video ended.

With so much new construction around the city, are you going to do any street drives through Midtown or Buckhead?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe at some point I will.

I didn't even know Jim that you took a snapshot of the WSB-TV footage of the I-85 Bridge Collapse!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Not my snapshot, just found it on the internet.

@NorthGeorgiaRailfan

7 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim, Google Photos or other sources?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, what does it matter?

@NorthGeorgiaRailfan

7 жыл бұрын

I was wondering!?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

If you are that curious, do a google search for images on the I-85 viaduct and I'm sure you'll find all three that I used.

I-20 West Moreland Ave. Very close to Shane's Ribshack, East Atlanta Marketplace. 😃😃

Freewayjim, of all the videos you've shown us, which is your most enjoyable drive?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Hard to say, probably I-70 west through Colorado.

Why does the video quality look so good? Wow!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good Setup & Good Camera & Good editing software helps.

que bonita ciudad

Not only did they repair the bridge, but they also resurface the road

My wife works for GDot😄

Hey, Jim. If I compare the I-85 bridge collapse in Atlanta to the I-95 collapse in Northeast Philly, I'd say the I-95 collapse is way worse than the I-85 collapse.

17 miles in 17 minutes _Perfect_

There's one of your video and the backsound is Sweer Rain. Can u tell me which your video is?

@Freewayjim

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's this one, 15-40 from Denver. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKx20LSdqcaqopM.html

Just wondering: Have you ever been on any of Kentucky's parkways?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

No, just the Interstates.

@thatrandomoshawott3427

7 жыл бұрын

They are just like Interstates, except I think they actually have a smaller median than Interstates. They all used to be toll roads until the last toll booths closed in around 2006. (By the way, the Western Kentucky Parkway is the very definition of a deserted road, with almost no traffic and very few exits and few fast food restaurants. Plus, there was a rest stop inside the median of the road that recently closed.)

This go around could you get Louisville, since they've completed the new bridges.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I doubt I'll be going that way.

Freeway Jim. How do you travel evedywhere!?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I live in the Atlanta area and the other stuff, I basically take one big trip a year, I really don't travel much at all.

Atlanta look nice

Jim, what is your opinion of Atlanta's new sign style, at 2:47, as compared to the old style, as seen at 1:15?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

In all honestly, I really don't have one, I just don't get caught up in the minutiae of signs, but I know some people like them...I like some things about both I suppose.

@xJC

7 жыл бұрын

I feel like the older ones are easier to understand for people not from the area, but the newer ones are more aesthetically pleasing.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I can go with that.

Oh this is the collapsed part?

cool

WSB-TV Show that I-85 Collapse wow it burned down and is back!

Does Interstate 85 go to a different state or it stay in the city

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

It goes between Montgomery Alabama and Petersburg Virginia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_85

Would you consider possibly Canada as a destination?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Not anytime soon.

Google Street View should have video in this style on every street and highway

If that had happened in Charlotte it would have taken 27 yrs. to repair !!!

How does a section of freeway just collapse? Was anyone hurt?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Google the story for more details, someone supposedly set a fire underneath it and there were some flammable materials under the bridge (brilliant), no, nobody was hurt.

@leroyybrown

7 жыл бұрын

Good to hear nobody hurt

@Two99Point80

7 жыл бұрын

There was quite a fire under it... bet there are plenty of videos with more info.

@MalekMasoud

7 жыл бұрын

The worst part though? The collapse caused traffic headaches and nightmares for Atlanta commuters!