Alert: I-285 Ramps To I-20 Westbound Will Close This Weekend

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Road work will cause the northbound and southbound ramps to Interstate 20 at I-285 to be shut down this weekend.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Georgia Department of Transportation were alerting motorists to be aware of the closures on Friday.

The I-20 westbound ramps at I-285 will close from 9 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday, and again from 9 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday.

How to get around the closure:

• Motorists traveling on I-285 northbound to I-20 westbound can take the US 278/US 78/SR 8/Hollowell Parkway exit, then make a left off of the exit. Continue on US 278/US 78/SR 8/Hollowell Parkway to SR 70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard; make a left on SR 70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard; continue on SR 70/ Fulton Industrial Boulevard to I-20 westbound.
• Motorists traveling on I-285 southbound to I-20 westbound can take the SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive exit; make a right off the exit; continue on SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to SR 70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard; make a right on SR 70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard; continue on SR 70/ Fulton Industrial Boulevard to I-20 westbound.