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More overnight street, ramp closings set for Perimeter area

Map depicts the recommended detour when the ramp from eastbound I-285 to northbound Ga. 400 is closed for construction in the Perimeter area of North Fulton and DeKalb counties. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Map depicts the recommended detour when the ramp from eastbound I-285 to northbound Ga. 400 is closed for construction in the Perimeter area of North Fulton and DeKalb counties. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By David Ibata
Feb 3, 2020

More nighttime traffic disruptions await motorists as the reconstruction continues of the Ga. 400/I-285 interchange in the Sandy Springs, Dunwoody and Brookhaven area of the Perimeter.

All street, ramp and lane closures are scheduled for 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and are "weather permitting," the Georgia Department of Transportation says. Information: https://bit.ly/2vCZuBv

Monday-Wednesday: Lake Forrest Drive will be closed between Allen Road and Northwood Drive. Monday-Thursday: The ramp from eastbound I-285 to northbound Ga. 400 will be closed. Monday-Saturday: southbound Peachtree Dunwoody Road from Hammond Drive to Lake Hearn Drive; and one left lane of northbound and southbound Ga. 400 between Johnson Ferry Road and Hammond Drive will be closed.

Wednesday-Saturday: The ramp from southbound Ga. 400 to westbound I-285 will be closed. Thursday-Saturday: The ramp from northbound Ga. 400 to eastbound I-285 will be closed. Friday (overnight): The ramp from southbound Ga. 400 to eastbound I-285 will be closed.

Also, during daylight hours, traffic pacing is planned from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday for eastbound I-285 from Roswell Road to Perimeter Center Parkway; westbound I-285 from Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Perimeter Center; and Perimeter Center from Lake Hearn to Hammond.

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