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I-75 southbound will be closed in Cobb this weekend

The I-75 median between Windy Hill Road and Windy Ridge Parkway is the focus of ongoing construction in the Northwest Corridor project.
The I-75 median between Windy Hill Road and Windy Ridge Parkway is the focus of ongoing construction in the Northwest Corridor project.
By Ben Brasch
Oct 18, 2017

All southbound I-75 traffic for a stretch of the interstate in Cobb County will be closed part of this Saturday.

Crews will need to shut down the interstate overnight as they finish up a bridge that spans I-75 as part of the Northwest Corridor project, which state transportation officials say is nearing 85 percent completion.

According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, crews will be setting a beam for the bridge.

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A map of the closure Oct. 14 and Oct. 21 on I-75.

Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation

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Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation

Southbound lanes will be closed from exit 259 to Windy Ridge Parkway; motorists will be detoured to turn left onto Cobb Parkway then onto I-285 and back onto I-75 south.

The closures will last from 11 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. It was closed during the same time frame last weekend.

The Northwest Corridor is scheduled to open summer 2018, officials said.

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