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GA 400 tolls close early

Gov. Nathan Deal and control room operator Yolanda Perry place a sign on the change basket to signify the closing of the GA 400 Toll Plaza Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 22, 2013. The tool booth plaza opened on August 2, 1993. GA 400 was the state's first toll road. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

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Gov. Nathan Deal and control room operator Yolanda Perry place a sign on the change basket to signify the closing of the GA 400 Toll Plaza Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., November 22, 2013. The tool booth plaza opened on August 2, 1993. GA 400 was the state's first toll road. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM
By Marcus K Garner
Nov 22, 2013

The weekend preceding Thanksgiving begins with an ending.

Friday at 11:08 a.m., the tollbooths on Ga. 400 officially closed, 750 AM and 95.5 FM WSB News/Talk Radio is reporting.

Scheduled to close at 7 p.m. on Friday, officials closed the toll plaza eight hours early.

Now, comes the hard part. The Georgia Department of Transportation reports “double lane closure in both directions” on GA 400 at the now-closed tollbooths from 7 p.m. on Friday to noon on Monday.

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