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governments as we seek to assist you with Monday-Friday, and to Cumming and • Motor Freight
your business needs. If you are bringing Gainesville Tuesday and Thursday.
a large project of 20 or more employees, To schedule a trip on Dawson Transit, is about an hour and a half away. The
please contact the Development call the office at 706-344-3603 between nearest public airport is in Gainesville,
Authority at 706-265-8761. If your 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday-Friday at about 20 miles from Dawson County.
business is retail, restaurant, commercial, least 24 hours before your requested trip It features a 5,500-foot by 100-foot
professional services, or fewer than 20 time. Bus service operates Monday-Friday bituminous runway, services and
employees, please contact the Chamber from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. navigational aids, aircraft tie down,
of Commerce at 706-265-6278. We offer Dawson Transit bus services are airframe and power plant repair, a
our full support and assistance as available for residents of all ages, but lighted runway, and ILS and GPS
you begin to discover the advantages riders under 12 must be accompanied by instrument approaches.
of living, working, and investing in an adult 18 years or older. For children
Dawson County. under 6, the adult accompanying the Motor Freight
child must provide a child safety seat.
• TRANSPORTATION • Dawson Transit currently operates four There are two interstate carriers and 17
Highway System buses that are equipped with wheelchair inter/intrastate carriers serving this area.
lifts and staff is well-trained to assist
Georgia Highway 400 runs through riders on and off the vehicle and to Rail
Dawson County and connects to secure a wheelchair.
Dawson County residents can also “Piggyback” rail service is within 55
• Hartsfield-Jackson catch a Georgia Regional Transportation miles of Dawson County in Atlanta.
Atlanta International Airport Authority (GRTA) Xpress coach from Service is provided by Norfolk Southern
Cumming in neighboring Forsyth and CSX.
Interstate 285 (the Atlanta Bypass) County, connecting to either the
40 miles to the south. Interstate 85 is Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Shipping
30 miles east and accesses the Eastern Authority’s (MARTA) northernmost rapid
Seaboard. Both Interstates 85 and 75 rail station along Georgia Highway 400 Deep water is available in Savannah,
may also be accessed 45 miles south. or stops throughout downtown Atlanta. Georgia, 250 miles southeast with direct
Interstate 20 is 50 miles south and The Xpress bus picks up at the Cumming interstate highway access. Barge traffic
accesses the east/west route. Park and Ride lot at 163 Old Atlanta is available in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Road, Cumming, between 5:20 a.m. approximately 100 miles northwest.
and 7:20 a.m. Monday through Friday,
returning passengers to the Park and Ride • POPULATION •
in the afternoons between 4:55 and 7
p.m. Standard roundtrip fare is $5. Dawson County’s population boom is
For more information, go online to well documented. According to the U.S.
www.xpressga.com.
Air
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport is within an hour’s drive of
Dawson County – convenient for
business, personal, and international
travel. Athens’ regional Ben Epps Airport
Transit • Groundbreaking for Five Star Architectural
Dawson Transit has been providing
public transportation services to Dawson
County residents since 2001. Dawson
Transit operates on an advanced
reservation basis, first come first serve,
and can take riders to doctors’ offices,
grocery stores, pharmacies, parks, and
places throughout Dawson County.
Transportation service is also available
for medical appointments outside of the
county, including trips to Dahlonega
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