Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout Metropolitan Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction on the I-75 Express Lanes projects and I-285 will require lane closures, which, in turn, are likely to result in delays. Motorists are advised to exercise caution by reducing speed while driving through work zones.
The traveling public is encouraged to call 511 or consult 511ga.org before departing for real-time information on work status and traffic conditions.
Planned work this weekend is as follows:
· The Express Lanes project will require a detour of the I-75 Southbound to Cobb Parkway ramp at the I-75/I-285 interchange. I-75 Southbound traffic traveling to Cobb Parkway will be directed to take the ramp to I-285 Westbound and travel westbound to Paces Ferry Road. Traffic will then be directed to make a left on Paces Ferry Road followed by another left to enter I-285 Eastbound via the ramp from Paces Ferry. Traffic will then continue eastbound and exit onto Cobb Parkway via the I-285 Eastbound exit ramp. The detour will take place nightly from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Sunday (see attachment);
· The final Express Lanes project detour will take place on Barrett Parkway eastbound and westbound. Traffic headed to I-75 southbound will be directed to I-575/Barrett Parkway intersection and enter the interstate via the I-575 southbound entrance ramp to travel southbound onto I-75 from 10 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday;
· On I-575, one northbound and one southbound lane will close between Bells Ferry Road and SR 92/Alabama Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
· One northbound and one southbound lane will close on I-75 between Chastain Road and Wade Green Road nightly from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday;
· Lastly, the Express Lanes project will require two lanes to close on I-75 southbound and northbound between SR 280/Delk Road and Windy Hill Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday;
· On I-75, a rolling lane closure will require one northbound lane to close between SR 138/ Stockbridge Highway and SR 155/McDonough Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday for work on the South Metro Express Lanes;
· The South Metro Express Lanes project will also require two lanes to close on I-75 southbound between SR 155/McDonough Road and SR 138/ Stockbridge Highway from 9 p.m., Friday until 7 a.m., Saturday;
· Sign structure work will require one southbound lane to close on I-75 just before the SR 5/ SR 5 Spur/Canton Road Connector from 7 a.m., until 3:30 p.m., Saturday;
· Sign structure work will also require one southbound lane to close on I-75 just before the I-285 interchange from 7 a.m., until 5 p.m., Saturday;
· On I-20, two westbound lanes will close between SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and SR 280/ H.E. Holmes Drive and two eastbound lanes will close between the I-285 interchange and SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m. Monday;
· One eastbound lane will close on I-20 between Almon Road and SR 12/U.S. 278 continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
· Lastly on I-20, a traffic pace will close all eastbound and westbound lanes at SR 70/ Fulton Industrial Boulevard from 10 a.m., until 12 p.m., Sunday for utility work;
· On the southwest side of I-285, two westbound collector-distributer lanes will close at the I-85 interchange and one I-285 eastbound collector-distributer lane will close at the I-75 interchange from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
· On I-285, a rolling closure will require two northbound lanes to close between SR 6/ Camp Creek Parkway and SR 154/SR 166/ Campbellton Road/ Langford Parkway and two southbound lanes will close between the I-85 interchange and SR 280/South Cobb Drive from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
· Up to three northbound and southbound lanes will close on the Eastside Perimeter (I-285) between Chamblee Tucker Road and the I-20 interchange from 9 p.m., Saturday until 5 a.m., Monday for corrective striping work;
· A traffic pace will require all northbound and southbound lanes to close on I-285 at SR 155/Flat Shoals Road from 10 a.m., until 12 p.m., Saturday for utility work;
· Lastly on I-285, another traffic pace will require all northbound and southbound lanes to close at Bolton Road from 1 p.m., until 3 p.m., Sunday for utility work;
· Rolling lane closures on Georgia (State Route) 400 will require one northbound and one southbound lane will close between Lenox Road and SR 140/ Holcomb Bridge Road nightly from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday for striping;
· On SR 9/U.S. 19/Peachtree Street, one lane will close between Deering Road and 25th Street from 9 a.m., until 4 p.m., Saturday;
· Two lanes will close on Lee Road over I-20 from 8 a.m., until 12 p.m., Saturday;
· One lane will close at the intersection of SR 237/Piedmont Road and Habersham Road from 8 a.m., until 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday and finally;
· On SR 166/Campbellton Road/Langford Parkway, one eastbound lane and one westbound lane will close between Barge Road to Sylvan Road nightly from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday.
