6-Month Closure Planned For I-285/I-20 Access In GA

A portion of a major interstate access will soon shut down for six months as state officials advance the I-285/I-20 West Interchange Project.

The Georgia Department of Transportation will close the westbound Interstate 20 to Interstate 285 southbound access to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Southwest (State Route 139) in January.

The six-month shutdown is part of the reconstruction and widening of interstate ramps at the interchange between the two interstates.

Lanes will also be updated along I-20 west and I-285 north of the interchange, according to GDOT.

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This comes as GDOT gears up to temporarily close north- and southbound lanes on I-285, between South Atlanta Road and State Route 280/South Cobb Drive in Atlanta and Smyrna, from 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. The brief shutdown is part of the interstate's Westside Rebuild.

During the I-285/I-20 West Interchange Project, GDOT is planning the following closures:

I-285 Northbound

• Cascade Road to Bolton Road, ongoing until Monday, single lane closure from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly and double lane closure from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-285 Southbound

• US 78/Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway to State Route 139/MLK Jr. Drive, ongoing until Monday, single lane closure from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly and double lane closure from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Anderson Avenue underpass to Riverside Parkway, ongoing until Monday, single lane closure from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly and double lane closure from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-20 Eastbound

• Riverside Parkway to the I-285 Interchange, ongoing until Monday, single lane closure from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly and double lane closure from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Other Locations

• Delmar Lane from Arlington Drive to Harwell Road, flagging operation, ongoing until Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily; then, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
• State Route 70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard Southbound from Wendell Drive to Shirley Drive, ongoing until Saturday, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly
• State Route 139/MLK Jr. Drive Northbound from Old Gordon Road to Adamsville Drive, ongoing until Saturday, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly
• Six Flags Parkway from Lee Industrial Boulevard to South Service Road, flagging operation, ongoing until Saturday, 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. nightly

Detours

• I-285 Southbound to I-20 Eastbound ramp closure (closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Nov. 16-21)

According to GDOT, I-285 southbound drivers will be able to continue through the interchange and exit to State Route 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Exit 9), turn left onto SR 139/MLK Jr. Drive, then turn right onto the loop ramp to enter I-285 northbound and exit right onto I-20 eastbound (Exit 10A).

• I-285 Northbound to I-20 Westbound ramp closure (closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Nov. 22-25)

According to GDOT, I-285 northbound drivers will be able to continue through the interchange and exit to US 78/Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (Exit 12), turn left onto US 78/Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, then turn left onto the I-285 southbound ramp and exit right onto I-20 westbound (Exit 10B).