Georgia families and national advocates are pressing Congress to require side underride guards on new trucks while states test ways to count these crashes more accurately.

Decatur and GDOT are cutting posted speeds by 5 mph on five state routes to reduce severe crashes; new signs and a city speed study are rolling out.

A six‑page APD special order spells out how officers should stop, disable and document Waymo robotaxis — and notes courts can’t yet ticket driverless cars.

House Bill 1161 would require drivers to pull to the right and stop during traffic stops after the Georgia House approved the measure 162‑2. Supporters say the change will better protect officers and roadside workers.

Giant beams went up this week at the I‑20/I‑285 West interchange as GDOT moves into the next phase of a roughly $1 billion rebuild that aims to speed peak travel.

Katharine Kelley is now leading Buckhead’s CID as Lenox Road boardwalk work nears April completion and other multimillion‑dollar projects ramp up.

ATL will reconfigure gates in Concourse C in a roughly $26.8M project to modernize apron support and gate areas.

Southern Company has boosted its five‑year capital plan to about $81 billion as data‑center demand from Google, Meta and Microsoft forces new generation and grid work across the Southeast.

Chamberlain Street SE in Atlanta will be closed for building maintenance from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 23.

Atlanta Beltline has opened bids for Northwest Trail Segment 3B, a one‑mile stretch with a pedestrian bridge over Northside Drive. Bids are due March 19, 2026.

Henry County broke ground on a $4.2M SPLOST‑funded replacement for Fire Station 5 in Hampton, restoring frontline service after a 2023 closure. Construction is expected to take about a year.

A stretch of Lafayette Drive NE in Atlanta will be closed for tree removal on February 18, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Local access will remain.

An 18-wheeler and sedan crash on I-285 south in DeKalb County caused a complete road closure for cleanup and emergency response, with lanes later reopened.