Commuters zooming

Peachtree City on south Ga. Highway 74 may have started noticing an increase

in activity on the site.

That's because

the facility is now just weeks from opening, according to FAA officials.

The facility

will house the radar division for the air traffic control facilities at

Hartsfield International Airport.

Spokesperson

Kathleen Bergen said air traffic at airports is regulated by controllers

in the tower and at ground level in a radar facility.

The controllers

in the radar operations center control flights from 40 to 50 miles outside

of the airport until the plane is within about 15,000 feet. At that point,

the controllers in the tower guide the flights.

The facility

is expected to be commissioned in the next few weeks and she said a ribbon

cutting will be conducted to welcome the facility to Peachtree City.