Commuting Blog
Atlanta traffic: 285, 75 will see several weekend lane closures (and delays)
John Spink, jspink@ajc.com
Here is the latest information on lane closings, and possible traffic delays, this weekend in metro Atlanta, per GDOT.
I-285
- Three northbound and three southbound lanes will close from SR 10/ Memorial Drive to East Ponce de Leon/ Church Street nightly from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for striping.
- On the southwest side, two southbound lanes will close from Bolton Road to the I-20 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
- Rolling closures will take place on two northbound lanes from SR 154/SR 166/Campbellton Road/ Langford Parkway to South Atlanta Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
- One westbound lane will close from the I-85 interchange to SR 14 SPUR/ SR 279/ Old National Highway from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
- Two eastbound and two westbound lanes will close at Flat Shoals Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Sunday for paving and bridge work.
- The Express Lanes project will require one northbound and one southbound lane closure at Chastain Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.Work on the Express Lanes project will require one lane closure on the eastbound and westbound collector-distributor lanes from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.
I-20
- Three westbound lanes will close from Lee Street to Langhorn Street and two eastbound lanes will close from Langhorn Street to Windsor Street from 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 12 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
- Two southbound lanes and one northbound lane will close at the SR 5/I-575 interchange from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
- Two eastbound lanes will close from Almon Road to SR 12/US 278 and the westbound ramp from SR 12/US 278 to I-20 will close continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
I-85
- Two northbound and two southbound lanes will close from SR 139/ Riverdale Road to Cleveland Avenue nightly from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for striping.
I-75
- Two southbound lanes and one northbound lane will close at the SR 5/I-575 interchange from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
- Utility work will require a traffic pace on I-75 northbound and southbound from Barrett Parkway to SR 92 from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday.
- One southbound lane and part of the off ramps will close southbound at SR 120 Loop/North Marietta Parkway from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.
- Work on the South Metro Express lanes will require one southbound and two northbound lane closures from SR 138/Stockbridge Highway to SR 155/ McDonough Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
I-575
- The Express Lanes project will require one northbound and one southbound lane to close at Bells Ferry Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.
State routes, highways and surface streets
- On Ga. 400, one northbound and one southbound lane will close at Northridge Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
- The Express Lanes project will also require a traffic detour at Barrett Parkway. Traffic exiting Barrett Parkway will be detoured onto I-75 southbound from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.
- Utility work will require a traffic pace northbound and southbound from Barrett Parkway to SR 92 on from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday.
- Work on West Wesley Road at SR 3/US 41/Northside Drive will require a road closure and traffic detour. Traffic will be detoured around the intersection from 9 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for water line installation (see attachment).
- SR 3/US 41/Northside Drive will close from Spelman Lane to Mitchell Street for the "Rise Up and Run 5K" from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
- One lane will close on SR 279/Old National Highway from the Fayette County line to SR 14/US 29/Roosevelt Highway from 8 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday for resurfacing.
- On SR 154/Memorial Drive, one lane will close between Moreland Avenue and Wilkinson Drive and one lane will close on SR 154/Memorial Drive between East Lake Drive and Candler Road. Both closures are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
- Intermittent closures will take place on SR 140/Holcomb Bridge Road from Ellard Drive/Barnwell Road to River Exchange Drive/Station Mill Road from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.
