Avoid roadwork, repaving on I-285
Roadwork is expected to blight travel plans all over metro Atlanta’s highways this weekend, including on I-75, I-85 and Ga. 400. But perhaps the biggest pain will continue to be I-285, the highway that touches drivers in every direction. Re-paving on the north end continues this weekend.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING
Repaving the western top end of I-285 for the first time since 1995.
CLOSED THIS WEEKEND:
Some ramps at I-75 and I-285
Westbound:
Three right lanes from I-75 to Cobb Parkway
Three right lanes from Ashford-Dunwoody Road to Roswell Road
Eastbound:
Three right lanes from Cobb Parkway to Riverside Drive
THE HOURS
9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Strikes a balance: avoids rush hour but allows crews to keep going without setting up and moving out each night and morning.
THE COST
$56 million for the stretch between Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County and Ashford Dunwoody Road in DeKalb.
WHEN WILL IT END
The contract calls for completion by August 2013.
For more information: www.Georgia-Navigator.com
Source: GDOT
About the Author
Ariel Hart is a reporter on health care issues. She works on the AJC’s health team and has reported on subjects including the Voting Rights Act and transportation.
