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DOT Road Work: Focus Is On I-75, I-285, I-20 This Weekend

Check out this list of road construction projects before heading out this weekend.

Here's what happening this weekend on Atlanta's major highways and thoroughfares:

Northwest Corridor Express Lanes

  • On I-75, the southbound off-ramp to SR 120 Loop/South Marietta Parkway will partially close from 8 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday
  • On I-75, a rolling lane closure will take place between SR 120 Loop/South Marietta Parkway and SR 280/Delk Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday.
  • On I-575, one northbound lane will close between SR 92/Alabama Road and Towne Lake Parkway from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday.
  • Two lanes will close on the I-285 westbound collector-distributer lanes between Powers Ferry Road and Cumberland Boulevard from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday.
  • On I-285, a traffic pace will take place on all westbound lanes between Northside Drive and Cumberland Boulevard from 11 p.m., Friday until 2 a.m., Saturday. The traffic pace will require motorists to drive 5 mph -10 mph to allow contractors to work across the interstate lanes.

South Metro Express Lanes

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  • On I-75, one southbound lane will close between SR 138/Lake Spivey Parkway and Hudson Bridge Road continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 7 a.m., Monday.
  • On I-75, one northbound lane will close between SR 155 / N. McDonough Road and SR 20/SR 81/Hampton Road from 9 p.m., Sunday until 5 a.m., Monday.
  • One lane will close on the I-75 southbound off-ramp to SR 20/SR 81/Hampton Road from 9 p.m., Sunday until 5 a.m., Monday.
  • On SR 20/SR 81/ Hampton Road, one westbound lane will close at Willow Lane nightly from 9 p.m., until 5 a.m. starting Friday night until Monday morning.

I-75

  • Three northbound lanes will close between Cumberland Boulevard and SR 280/Delk Road from 5 a.m., until 7 p.m., Saturday for sign structure work.
  • Three northbound lanes and one southbound lane will close between SR 280/Delk Road and SR 120 Loop/ South Marietta Parkway from 5 a.m., until 7 p.m., Sunday for sign structure work.
  • The I-75 northbound off-ramp to SR 120 Loop/ South Marietta parkway will close from 6 a.m., until 10 a.m., Sunday.
  • Traffic pacing will take place on the I-75 northbound ramp from Central Avenue. The traffic pace will take place while external contractors demolish a building. The traffic pace will require motorists to drive 5 mph -10 mph. Traffic pacing will also take place on International Parkway and Frontage Road from 8 a.m., until 3 p.m., Saturday.

I-85

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  • North of Atlanta, one lane will close on the I-85 southbound on-ramp to I-285 northbound from 9 a.m., until 3 p.m., Saturday.

I-20

  • Two westbound lanes and the shoulder will close between the I-285 interchange and Six Flags Parkway continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday. Contractors will also close the westbound entrance and exit ramps to SR 70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Six Flags Parkway. The westbound ramp closures will take place nightly from 11 p.m., and 6 a.m. on Friday night and Saturday night.
  • One eastbound lane will close between SR 70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard and the I-285 interchange and two eastbound lanes will close between the I-285 interchange and SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday.

I-285

  • Up to two westbound lanes will close between Chamblee Tucker Road and SR 13/Buford Highway from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday.
  • On the eastside perimeter, a section of the on-ramp from I-285 westbound to I-85 northbound will close continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday.
  • Two northbound and two southbound lanes will close between Atlanta Road and the I-20 interchange nightly from 9 p.m., until 5 a.m., starting Friday night until Monday morning.
  • Two northbound and two southbound lanes will close just before and after Atlanta Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday and from 9 p.m., Saturday until 5 a.m., Sunday.
  • Three westbound lanes will close between SR 155/Flat Shoals Road and Bouldercrest Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 8 a.m., Saturday.
  • One lane will close on the I-285 eastbound collector-distributer ramp to I-75 southbound from 6 a.m., until 12 p.m., Saturday.

Georgia (State Route) 400

  • Up to three northbound and up to three southbound lanes will close between Lenox Road and SR 140/Holcomb Bridge Road nightly from 9 p.m., until 5 a.m., starting Friday night until Monday morning.
  • One northbound lane will close between SR 141/Peachtree Parkway and MacFarland Parkway continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 12 p.m., Monday.
  • Two northbound and two southbound lanes will close just before and after Encore Parkway from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday.

Other State Routes

  • On SR 42/Moreland Avenue, one northbound and one southbound lane will close between the I-285 interchange and Key Road for deep patching from 8 p.m., Friday until 8 a.m., Saturday and from 8 p.m., Sunday until 5 a.m., Monday.
  • On SR 141/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, one northbound and one southbound lane will close between North Shallowford Road and Club Drive from 8 p.m., Friday until 8 a.m., Saturday and from 8 p.m., Sunday until 5 a.m., Monday.
  • On SR 120/ Old Milton Parkway, one eastbound and one westbound lane will close between the Georgia (State Route) 400 interchange and Brookhollow Trail from 8 p.m., Friday until 8 a.m., Saturday.

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