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If you've ever been stuck in slow-moving traffic between Chattanooga and Atlanta, you need to know its going to get worse.
Transportation experts say in a few years, travelers will be demanding a better way to get there.
That's the reason for high-speed rail lines now under study in the southeast.
Instead of the crowded skies, you may be making a 45 minute trip to Atlanta or Nashville on a high-speed train.
It's a project that's been in the works for years, using either Magnetic-Levitation trains that can travel at 280 miles an hour, or just high-speed trains that go 180 miles an hour.
China and Japan have used them for years.
The Georgia Department of Transportation study says following closely to I-75 is the shortest route at 128 miles between the Atlanta and Chattanooga airports. It also would be the quickest at 88 minutes.
The East Route would be 139 miles and take 95 minutes.
Including Rome would bring the length to 150 miles and the time to 102 minutes. However, it would draw the most riders - 13,204 per day. The I-75 route would have 11,725 daily commuters and the East Route would have the least at 8,556.
The I-75 route would cost $8.76 billion to build. The Rome route would be $9.81 billion. The East Route is $10.42 billion.
Officials said following closely to I-75 is the "highest performing" route.
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