The much anticipated move to place the South Fulton Parkway into the hands of Georgia Dept. of Transportation (DOT) came to fruition Wednesday. Being designated a state highway should preserve the parkway’s limited access as it becomes a major traffic corridor in the fast growing area of west metro Atlanta.

The order said the state highway system had been revised to redesignate the parkway as a state road. “These revisions were necessary to facilitate state route travel, as well as improving the movement of commercial and inter-regional traffic through this area,” said State Transportation Data Administrator Jane Smith.

The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials has approved the U.S. Route revisions associated with the redesignation of South Fulton Parkway, Smith said.