MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Cobb County commissioners have decided to raise fares for Cobb Community Transit.

The Marietta Daily Journal reports that commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to raise the fares, a decision that comes less than a year after fares were last increased.

Authorities say local one-way trips for adult riders will increase from $2 to $2.50. One-way trips on the heavily-used Express buses will go from $4 to $5.

The new fares will take effect Oct. 1.

Cobb County --  At midnight on Aug. 1, Cobb Community Transit bus service on routes 35, 65 and 70 will be discontinued.

To make the transition as smooth as possible for all affected residents, Cobb Department of Transportation staff is offering guidance and information on other transportation options. These options include: carpooling and vanpooling; shuttle services; bicycling; telecommuting; walking and private transportation vendors.

For travel training, trip planning or more information about your personalized mobility, contact DOT's planning division at 770-528-1679 or planning@cobbcounty.org.

The Cobb County Transportation Resource Directory provides information about various options available.

ATLANTA -- Georgia is now one step closer to relieving traffic for thousands of commuters from Cobb and Cherokee County.

Tuesday, Governor Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced the state has been awarded a federal loan of $270 million, money to help build reversible toll lanes along stretches of I-75 and 575.

Mayor Reed said the project will make transportation to and from Atlanta "easier, more convenient. It's going to generate jobs and it's going to get families to and from the city and work."

Federal approval of the loan follows a presentation Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed gave in Washington last month to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

The Republican governor and Democratic mayor extolled the project's potential to ease traffic congestion and create jobs.