Transportation & Infrastructure

Getting around North Fulton is facilitated by a network of highways built to move people and products. Our state’s highway system ranks No. 2 in the nation for overall cost-effectiveness and condition, earning particularly high marks for rural pavement and bridge quality.

Metro Atlanta, GA transportation is increasing, too, with the Georgia 400 expansion project poised to add express lanes within a 16-mile stretch of highway between Atlanta and the North Fulton. The region is further served by five direct interchanges and Interstates 85, 75 and 285 — which runs east to west through the southern edge of the Sandy Springs and circling metro Atlanta.

What would it mean for your business to have global markets within immediate reach? Diversification of services? Greater innovation? More streams of revenue?

Georgia’s world-class transportation infrastructure comprises rail, ports and air, ensuring products and supplies move effortlessly to markets across the globe and providing companies an enviable logistical edge.

Just down the highway from North Fulton sits Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the U.S. This award-winning travel and freight hub provides nonstop service to more than 160 domestic and 80 international destinations, moving 560,000+ tons of cargo annually while offering 1.8 million square feet of on-site warehouse space.

For maritime commerce, regional businesses leverage direct access to two deepwater ports of call: the Port of Brunswick and the Port of Savannah. As the fastest-growing port in the country and the third-busiest container gateway in the U.S., Savannah houses the largest single-terminal container facility in the Western Hemisphere.

Bridging these air and sea hubs is an extensive statewide rail network anchored by CSX and Norfolk Southern, offering 4,600+ miles of track.

North Fulton combines major transit corridors with forward-thinking local mobility. Alpharetta, Roswell, and Sandy Springs are served by MARTA bus routes and rail service, providing seamless intra-city travel alongside direct access to downtown Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport via the North Springs MARTA Station.

Complementing rail and bus lines, expansive trail networks span the region, blending traditional infrastructure with thoughtful active living design. In Alpharetta, the Alpha Loop and Big Creek Greenway feature walkable paths and bike routes that link residents to offices, dining, recreation, and entertainment. The city of Sandy Springs is developing the Springway Trail Network, a scenic, master-planned 31.4-mile system designed to connect local parks and greenspace to where people live, work, and gather. Roswell and Milton further expand mobility options by permitting Personal Transportation Vehicles (e.g. golf carts) on designated public roadways.